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俭用

jiǎn yòng

2-character word Traditional 儉用

What 俭用 means

1. to economize; to be frugal

The characters in 俭用

• 俭jiǎn(bound form) frugal; thrifty
• 用yòngto use; to make use of; to employ; (coverb) with; using; to need…

Example sentences

• 为了存钱他省吃俭用了许多年。
  Wèile cúnqián tā shěngchījiǎnyòng le xǔduō nián.
  He pinched and scraped for many years to save money.

Words containing 俭用

• 省吃俭用shěng chī jiǎn yòng(idiom) to live frugally

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