节俭 / 節儉

jié jiǎn

Meaning

• frugal · economical

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Example sentences

• 凭着节俭，她设法以自己微薄的薪水生活。

  憑着節儉，她設法以自己微薄的薪水生活。

  píng zhe jié jiǎn， tā shè fǎ yǐ zì jǐ wēi bó de xīn shuǐ shēng huó。

  Through frugality, she managed to live on her meager salary.

Study this word in

• HSK 3.0 · Levels 7-9
• TOCFL · Level 5