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› 儉
儉
gim6
Mandarin: jian3
Simplified: 俭
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Definitions
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frugal
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thrifty
3
needy
4
economical
5
temperate
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# adapted from cc-cedict
Words containing 儉
豐儉由人
fung1
gim6
jau4
jan4
lavish or frugal to suit
慳儉
haan1
gim6
money-saving (Cantonese)
勤儉
kan4
gim6
hardworking and thrifty; industrious and frugal
知慳識儉
zi1
haan1
sik1
gim6
(adjective) thrifting
儉樸
gim6
pok3
saving; not wasting
勤工儉學
kan4
gung1
gim6
hok6
(idiom) study under a work-study programme; part-time-work and part-time-study;
節儉
zit3
gim6
(adjective) Thrifty
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