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勤俭节约

qín jiǎn jié yuē

4-character word Traditional 勤儉節約

What 勤俭节约 means

1. idiomdiligent and thrifty

The characters in 勤俭节约

• 勤qíndiligent; industrious; hardworking; frequent; regular; constant; (bound form) work; duty…
• 俭jiǎn(bound form) frugal; thrifty
• 节jiéjoint; node; (bound form) section; segment; solar term…
• 约yuēto make an appointment; to invite; approximately

Example sentences

• 他勤俭节约，甚至是小气的。
  He is thrifty, not to say stingy.

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