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节俭

节俭 (jié jiǎn): Frugal (Adjective) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

节俭 consists of 2 characters.

festival; [measure word for something segmented (e.g. lesson; paragraph, railway coach, etc.)]

thrifty, frugal, economical

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Pinyinjié jiǎn

MeaningFrugal

Characters2

HSK3.0 Level 7-9

SyntaxAdjective

Word节俭

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3.

How to Use 节俭 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 节俭 with other words naturally.

Adverb + Adjectivewith非常

fēi非

cháng常

jié节

jiǎn俭

neutral

very frugal

Subject + Verbwith生活

shēng生

huó活

jié节

jiǎn俭

Verb + Objectwith提倡

tí提

chàng倡

jié节

jiǎn俭

Adjective + Nounwith美德

jié节

jiǎn俭

de的

měi美

dé德

4.

Example Sentences with 节俭

tā他

hěn很

jié节

jiǎn俭

，

cóng从

bù不

neutral

live frugally

formal

advocate frugality

formal

Written

virtue of frugality

luàn乱

huā花

qián钱

。

He is very frugal and never spends money recklessly.

jǐn尽

guǎn管

shōu收

rù入

bù不

fēi菲

，

tā他

yī依

rán然

bǎo保

chí持

zhe着

jié节

jiǎn俭

de的

shēng生

huó活

fāng方

shì式

。

Despite his considerable income, he still maintains a frugal lifestyle.

zài在

jīng经

jì济

bù不

jǐng景

qì气

shí时

，

jié节

jiǎn俭

nán难

dào道

bú不

shì是

zuì最

míng明

zhì智

de的

xuǎn选

zé择

ma吗

？

Isn't frugality the wisest choice during an economic downturn?

jié节

jiǎn俭

shì是

yī一

zhǒng种

měi美

dé德

，

néng能

bāng帮

zhù助

wǒ我

men们

jié节

yuē约

zī资

yuán源

。

Frugality is a virtue that helps us conserve resources.

guò过

dù度

jié节

jiǎn俭

yǒu有

shí时

fǎn反

ér而

huì会

cuò错

shī失

tí提

shēng升

shēng生

huó活

pǐn品

zhì质

de的

jī机

huì会

。

Excessive frugality can sometimes cause one to miss opportunities to improve their quality of life.

wǒ我

yé爷

ye爷

nà那

yí一

dài代

rén人

，

jié节

jiǎn俭

shì是

kè刻

zài在

gǔ骨

zi子

lǐ里

de的

xí习

guàn惯

。

For my grandfather's generation, frugality was a habit ingrained in their bones.

zài在

jiā家

tíng庭

shēng生

huó活

zhōng中

，

jié节

jiǎn俭

de的

xí习

guàn惯

kě可

yǐ以

bì避

miǎn免

bù不

bì必

yào要

de的

làng浪

fèi费

。

In family life, the habit of frugality can prevent unnecessary waste.

jié节

jiǎn俭

yǔ与

huán环

bǎo保

lǐ理

niàn念

xiāng相

jié结

hé合

，

néng能

chǎn产

shēng生

gèng更

dà大

de的

shè社

huì会

xiào效

yì益

。

When frugality is combined with environmental concepts, it can generate greater social benefits.