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儉
gim6
Mandarin: jian3
Simplified: 俭
Definitions
  1. 1 frugal
  2. 2 thrifty
  3. 3 needy
  4. 4 economical
  5. 5 temperate
  6. 6 # 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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