节俭 meaning in English

jiéjiǎn

frugal; economical

HSK 7-9adjectiveTraditional 節儉14 strokes

Meaning of 节俭

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

jiéjiǎn
  1. frugal; economical

节俭 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

凭píng着zhe节jié俭jiǎn,她tā设shè法fǎ以yǐ自zì己jǐ微wēi薄bó的de薪xīn水shuǐ生shēng活huó。
By frugality she managed to get along on her small salary.

Stroke order for each character

Open a character for its meaning, components and more words.

节 jié · joint · 5 strokes

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俭 jiǎn · temperate · 9 strokes

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Related words

Words that share a character with 节俭.

节目jiémù(TV or radio) program; show; item; act; segment; number (on the program of a concert, vari
节日jiérìholiday; festival
音节yīnjiésyllable
春节ChūnjiéSpring Festival (Chinese New Year)
节约jiéyuēto economize; to conserve (resources)
细节xìjiédetails; particulars
季节jìjiétime; season
节省jiéshěngsaving; to save
情节qíngjiécircumstances; plot; storyline
环节huánjié(zoology) segment (of the body of a worm, centipede etc); (fig.) a part of an integrated w
调节tiáojiéto adjust; to regulate
中秋节Zhōngqiū Jiéthe Mid-Autumn Festival on 15th of 8th lunar month

Questions about 节俭

What does 节俭 mean?

节俭 (jiéjiǎn) means "frugal; economical" and is used as a adjective.

How do you write 节俭?

节俭 is made of 2 characters: 节 (5 strokes), 俭 (9 strokes). That is 14 strokes in total.

Is 节俭 an HSK word?

Yes. 节俭 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.

How is 节俭 written in traditional Chinese?

In traditional characters, 节俭 is written 節儉.