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勤俭

qín jiǎn

HSK 6 2-character word Traditional 勤儉

What 勤俭 means

1. hardworking and frugal

The characters in 勤俭

• 勤qíndiligent; industrious; hardworking; frequent; regular; constant; (bound form) work; duty…
• 俭jiǎn(bound form) frugal; thrifty

Example sentences

• 她习惯了勤俭的生活
  Tā xíguàn le qínjiǎn de shēnghuó
  She is used to living a hardworking and frugal life.
• 他勤俭节约，甚至是小气的。
  He is thrifty, not to say stingy.
• 历览前贤国与家，成由勤俭破由奢。
  Looking back at the former wise rulers and nations, their success was achieved through diligence and frugality, while their downfall was caused by extravagance and luxury.

Words starting with 勤俭

• 勤俭务实qín jiǎn wù shíhardworking, thrifty and pragmatic
• 勤俭建国qín jiǎn jiàn guó(idiom) to build up the country through thrift and hard work
• 勤俭持家qín jiǎn chí jiāhardworking and thrifty in running one's household
• 勤俭朴实qín jiǎn pǔ shíhardworking, thrifty and unpretentious
• 勤俭朴素qín jiǎn pǔ sùhardworking, thrifty and unpretentious
• 勤俭节约qín jiǎn jié yuē(idiom) diligent and thrifty