Usage of the character 俭

(bound form) frugal; thrifty

jiéjiǎn

节俭

[節儉]

frugal; economical

kèjiǎn

克俭

[克儉]

thrifty; frugal

shěngjiǎn

省俭

[省儉]

frugal; thrifty

jiǎnfù

俭腹

[儉腹]

lacking in knowledge; ignorant

qínjiǎn

勤俭

[勤儉]

hardworking and frugal

qiānjiǎn

悭俭

[慳儉]

miserly; stingy

cóngjiǎn

从俭

[從儉]

economical; modest

jiǎnxué

俭学

[儉學]

to be frugal so that one can pay for one's education

jiǎnyòng

俭用

[儉用]

to economize; to be frugal

jiǎnsù

俭素

[儉素]

thrifty and plain

jiǎnpǔ

俭朴

[儉樸]

thrifty and simple

jiǎnyuē

俭约

[儉約]

frugal; economical; thrifty

jiǎnshěng

俭省

[儉省]

thrifty; economical; sparing

jiǎnbó

俭薄

[儉薄]

meager; poor

jièshēchóngjiǎn

戒奢崇俭

[戒奢崇儉]

(idiom) to refrain from extravagance and cherish frugality

zìfèngshènjiǎn

自奉甚俭

[自奉甚儉]

(idiom) to allow oneself few comforts or pleasures

shēyìjiǎnnán

奢易俭难

[奢易儉難]

(idiom) extravagance comes easily, frugality is difficult

qínjiǎnwùshí

勤俭务实

[勤儉務實]

hardworking, thrifty and pragmatic

wēnliánggōngjiǎn

温良恭俭

[溫良恭儉]

temperate, kind, courteous and restrained

jiǎnzébùquē

俭则不缺

[儉則不缺]

(idiom) waste not, want not

fēngjiǎnyóurén

丰俭由人

[豐儉由人]

(idiom) fancy or simple according to one's budget

zìfèng-jiǎnyuē

自奉俭约

[自奉儉約]

(idiom) to live frugally

jiǎnyǐfángkuì

俭以防匮

[儉以防匱]

(idiom) waste not, want not

qínjiǎnpǔshí

勤俭朴实

[勤儉樸實]

(idiom) hardworking, thrifty and unpretentious

jiǎnyǐyǎnglián

俭以养廉

[儉以養廉]

(idiom) frugality makes honesty

qínjiǎnbànxué

勤俭办学

[勤儉辦學]

to run a school diligently and thriftily

qínjiǎnjiànguó

勤俭建国

[勤儉建國]

(idiom) to build up the country through thrift and hard work

qíngōngjiǎnxué

勤工俭学

[勤工儉學]

to work part-time while studying
work-study program

kèqínkèjiǎn

克勤克俭

[克勤克儉]

(idiom) industrious and frugal

qínjiǎnchíjiā

勤俭持家

[勤儉持家]

hardworking and thrifty in running one's household

zhīqiānshíjiǎn

知悭识俭

[知慳識儉]

(idiom) to know how to be economical

qínjiǎnpǔsù

勤俭朴素

[勤儉樸素]

(idiom) hardworking, thrifty and unpretentious

bùjiǎnzékuì

不俭则匮

[不儉則匱]

(idiom) waste not, want not

qínjiǎnbànshè

勤俭办社

[勤儉辦社]

to manage communes diligently and thriftily

qínjiǎnjiéyuē

勤俭节约

[勤儉節約]

(idiom) diligent and thrifty

shěngchījiǎnyòng

省吃俭用

[省吃儉用]

to live frugally

wēnliánggōngjiǎnràng

温良恭俭让

[溫良恭儉讓]

temperate, kind, courteous, restrained and magnanimous

qínjiǎnbànqǐyè

勤俭办企业

[勤儉辦企業]

to run an enterprise diligently and thriftily

yóujiǎnrùshēyì,yóushērùjiǎnnán

由俭入奢易，由奢入俭难

[由儉入奢易，由奢入儉難]

(idiom) it is easy to go from frugality to extravagance; the reverse is not so easy