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节约 (jié yuē): To save (Verb) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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节 • jié • festival; [measure word for something segmented (e.g. lesson; paragraph, railway coach, etc.)] • HSK 2.0 L4
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jié节

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

约 • yuē • to arrange, to make an appointment; approximately
yuē约

to arrange, to make an appointment; approximately

Word Info

Pinyinjié yuē
Meaningto save; economise
Characters2
SyntaxVerb

HSK 4 Words

More vocabulary at the same HSK level as 节约.

  • 粗心cū xīncareless
  • 活动huó dòngactivity
  • 公里gōng lǐkilometre
  • 竞争jìng zhēngto compete
  • 号码hào mǎnumber
  • 复杂fù zácomplicated
  • 积累jī lěito accumulate
  • 交通jiāo tōngtransport; traffic
  • 后悔hòu huǐto regret
  • 表示biǎo shìexpress; indicate
  • 毕业bì yègraduate
  • 不管bù guǎnregardless of; no matter (what/how)
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Words Sharing Characters

More common words that include characters from 节约.

Words with 节
  • 季节jì jiéseason
  • 节日jié rìfestival
  • 节目jié mùprogramme
  • 过节
guò jié
to celebrate a festival
  • 节假日jié jià rìpublic holiday
  • 细节xì jiédetails; particulars; minutiae
  • 节省jié shěngto economise; save; use sparingly
  • 国庆节guó qìng jiéNational Day
    • Words with 约
    • 大约dà yuēapproximately; around; about
    • 约会yuē huìappointment
    • 约定yuē dìngto agree on sth (after discussion)
    • 预约yù yuēbooking
    • 制约zhì yuērestrict; constraint; restraint
    • 条约tiáo yuēconvention; treaty; pact
    • 约束yuē shùkeep within bounds; restrain
    • 隐约yǐn yuēindistinct; faint
    4.

    How to Use 节约 in Sentences

    Verb + Object
    jié节
    yuē约
    shí时
    jiān间
    neutral
    save time
    jié节
    yuē约
    yòng用
    shuǐ水
    neutral
    save water
    jié节
    yuē约
    néng能
    yuán源
    formal
    conserve energy
    Adverb + Verbwith非常
    fēi非
    cháng常
    jié节
    yuē约
    Adjective + Nounwith习惯
    jié节
    yuē约
    de的
    xí习
    guàn惯
    5.

    Example Sentences with 节约

    gōng公
    sī司
    tí提
    chàng倡
    jié节
    yuē约
    neutral
    very frugal
    neutral
    habit of frugality
    bàn办
    gōng公
    zī资
    yuán源
    ，
    jiǎn减
    shǎo少
    bú不
    bì必
    yào要
    de的
    kāi开
    zhī支
    。
    The company advocates saving office resources and reducing unnecessary expenses.
    nǐ你
    píng平
    shí时
    shì是
    zěn怎
    me么
    jié节
    yuē约
    shēng生
    huó活
    chéng成
    běn本
    de的
    ？
    How do you usually save on living costs?
    mā妈
    mā妈
    jīng经
    cháng常
    jiào教
    yù育
    wǒ我
    yào要
    jié节
    yuē约
    yòng用
    diàn电
    。
    My mother often teaches me to save electricity.
    wèi为
    le了
    jié节
    yuē约
    néng能
    yuán源
    ，
    wǒ我
    men们
    jué决
    dìng定
    ān安
    zhuāng装
    tài太
    yáng阳
    néng能
    bǎn板
    。
    To save energy, we decided to install solar panels.
    wèi为
    le了
    jié节
    yuē约
    shí时
    jiān间
    ，
    tā他
    xuǎn选
    zé择
    zuò坐
    dì地
    tiě铁
    qù去
    shàng上
    bān班
    。
    To save time, he chooses to take the subway to work.