从俭 從儉
从俭 從儉 cóng jiǎn ㄘㄨㄥˊ ㄐㄧㄢˇ cung4 gim6
- economical; modest
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从 從
- 从不 從不 cóng bù ㄘㄨㄥˊ ㄅㄨˋ cung4 bat1 never
- 从中 從中 cóng zhōng ㄘㄨㄥˊ ㄓㄨㄥ cung4 zung1 from among them; from it
- 从事 從事 cóng shì ㄘㄨㄥˊ ㄕˋ cung4 si6 to go for
- 从来 從來 cóng lái ㄘㄨㄥˊ ㄌㄞˊ cung4 loi4 always
- 从前 從前 cóng qián ㄘㄨㄥˊ ㄑㄧㄢˊ cung4 cin4 previously
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- 从容 從容 cóng róng ㄘㄨㄥˊ ㄖㄨㄥˊ sung4 jung4 to go easy
- 从小 從小 cóng xiǎo ㄘㄨㄥˊ ㄒㄧㄠˇ cung4 siu2 from childhood; from a young age
- 从未 從未 cóng wèi ㄘㄨㄥˊ ㄨㄟˋ cung4 mei6 never
- 从业 從業 cóng yè ㄘㄨㄥˊ ㄧㄝˋ cung4 jip6 to practice (a trade)
- 从此 從此 cóng cǐ ㄘㄨㄥˊ ㄘˇ cung4 ci2 from now on
- 从没 從沒 cóng méi ㄘㄨㄥˊ ㄇㄟˊ cung4 mut6 never (in the past)
- 从而 從而 cóng ér ㄘㄨㄥˊ ㄦˊ cung4 ji4 thus; thereby
- 从头 從頭 cóng tóu ㄘㄨㄥˊ ㄊㄡˊ cung4 tau4 anew
- 服从 服從 fú cóng ㄈㄨˊ ㄘㄨㄥˊ fuk6 cung4 to obey (an order)
- 盲从 盲從 máng cóng ㄇㄤˊ ㄘㄨㄥˊ maang4 cung4 to follow blindly
- 听从 聽從 tīng cóng ㄊㄧㄥ ㄘㄨㄥˊ ting1 cung4 to listen and obey
- 自从 自從 zì cóng ㄗˋ ㄘㄨㄥˊ zi6 cung4 since (a time)
- 顺从 順從 shùn cóng ㄕㄨㄣˋ ㄘㄨㄥˊ seon6 cung4 obedient
- 从来不 從來不 cóng lái bù ㄘㄨㄥˊ ㄌㄞˊ ㄅㄨˋ cung4 loi4 bat1 never
- 力不从心 力不從心 lì bù cóng xīn ㄌㄧˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄘㄨㄥˊ ㄒㄧㄣ lik6 bat1 cung4 sam1 (idiom) to lack the ability to do what one would wish
俭 儉
- 节俭 節儉 jié jiǎn ㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄐㄧㄢˇ zit3 gim6 frugal; economical
- 勤工俭学 勤工儉學 qín gōng jiǎn xué ㄑㄧㄣˊ ㄍㄨㄥ ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄒㄩㄝˊ kan4 gung1 gim6 hok6 to work part-time while studying
- 俭学 儉學 jiǎn xué ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄒㄩㄝˊ gim6 hok6 to be frugal so that one can pay for one's education
- 俭朴 儉樸 jiǎn pǔ ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄆㄨˇ gim6 pok3 thrifty and simple
- 俭用 儉用 jiǎn yòng ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄩㄥˋ gim6 jung6 to economize; to be frugal
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- 俭省 儉省 jiǎn shěng ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄕㄥˇ gim6 saang2 thrifty; economical; sparing
- 俭约 儉約 jiǎn yuē ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄩㄝ gim6 joek3 frugal; economical; thrifty
- 俭素 儉素 jiǎn sù ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄙㄨˋ gim6 sou3 thrifty and plain
- 俭腹 儉腹 jiǎn fù ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄈㄨˋ gim6 fuk1 lacking in knowledge; ignorant
- 俭薄 儉薄 jiǎn bó ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄅㄛˊ gim6 bok6 meager; poor
- 克俭 克儉 kè jiǎn ㄎㄜˋ ㄐㄧㄢˇ hak1 gim6 thrifty; frugal
- 勤俭 勤儉 qín jiǎn ㄑㄧㄣˊ ㄐㄧㄢˇ kan4 gim6 hardworking and frugal
- 悭俭 慳儉 qiān jiǎn ㄑㄧㄢ ㄐㄧㄢˇ haan1 gim6 miserly; stingy
- 省俭 省儉 shěng jiǎn ㄕㄥˇ ㄐㄧㄢˇ saang2 gim6 frugal; thrifty
- 俭以养廉 儉以養廉 jiǎn yǐ yǎng lián ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄧˇ ㄧㄤˇ ㄌㄧㄢˊ gim6 ji5 joeng5 lim4 (idiom) frugality makes honesty
- 克勤克俭 克勤克儉 kè qín kè jiǎn ㄎㄜˋ ㄑㄧㄣˊ ㄎㄜˋ ㄐㄧㄢˇ hak1 kan4 hak1 gim6 (idiom) industrious and frugal
- 勤俭务实 勤儉務實 qín jiǎn wù shí ㄑㄧㄣˊ ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄨˋ ㄕˊ kan4 gim6 mou6 sat6 hardworking, thrifty and pragmatic
- 勤俭建国 勤儉建國 qín jiǎn jiàn guó ㄑㄧㄣˊ ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄍㄨㄛˊ kan4 gim6 gin3 gwok3 (idiom) to build up the country through thrift and hard work
- 勤俭持家 勤儉持家 qín jiǎn chí jiā ㄑㄧㄣˊ ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄔˊ ㄐㄧㄚ kan4 gim6 ci4 gaa1 hardworking and thrifty in running one's household
- 勤俭朴实 勤儉樸實 qín jiǎn pǔ shí ㄑㄧㄣˊ ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄆㄨˇ ㄕˊ kan4 gim6 pok3 sat6 hardworking, thrifty and unpretentious
Idioms with these characters
- 碍难从命 礙難從命 ài nán cóng mìng ㄞˋ ㄋㄢˊ ㄘㄨㄥˊ ㄇㄧㄥˋ ngoi6 naan4 cung4 ming6 difficult to obey orders (idiom); much to my embarrassment, I am unable to comply
- 病从口入 病從口入 bìng cóng kǒu rù ㄅㄧㄥˋ ㄘㄨㄥˊ ㄎㄡˇ ㄖㄨˋ beng6 cung4 hau2 jap6 Illness enters by the mouth (idiom). Mind what you eat!
- 从长计议 從長計議 cóng cháng jì yì ㄘㄨㄥˊ ㄔㄤˊ ㄐㄧˋ ㄧˋ cung4 coeng4 gai3 ji5 (idiom) to take one's time making a decision; to consider at length
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- 从谏如流 從諫如流 cóng jiàn rú liú ㄘㄨㄥˊ ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄖㄨˊ ㄌㄧㄡˊ cung4 gaan3 jyu4 lau4 to follow admonition as natural flow (idiom); to accept criticism or correction (even from one's inferiors)
- 从井救人 從井救人 cóng jǐng jiù rén ㄘㄨㄥˊ ㄐㄧㄥˇ ㄐㄧㄡˋ ㄖㄣˊ cung4 zeng2 gau3 jan4 to jump into a well to rescue sb else (idiom); fig. to help others at the risk to oneself
- 从善如流 從善如流 cóng shàn rú liú ㄘㄨㄥˊ ㄕㄢˋ ㄖㄨˊ ㄌㄧㄡˊ cung4 sin6 jyu4 lau4 readily following good advice (idiom); willing to accept other people's views
- 从天而降 從天而降 cóng tiān ér jiàng ㄘㄨㄥˊ ㄊㄧㄢ ㄦˊ ㄐㄧㄤˋ cung4 tin1 ji4 gong3 (idiom) to fall from the sky
- 从中作梗 從中作梗 cóng zhōng zuò gěng ㄘㄨㄥˊ ㄓㄨㄥ ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄍㄥˇ (idiom) to deliberately create obstacles; to obstruct from behind the scenes; to throw a wrench in the works
- 敢不从命 敢不從命 gǎn bù cóng mìng ㄍㄢˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄘㄨㄥˊ ㄇㄧㄥˋ gam2 bat1 cung4 ming6 to not dare to disobey an order (idiom)
- 祸从口出 禍從口出 huò cóng kǒu chū ㄏㄨㄛˋ ㄘㄨㄥˊ ㄎㄡˇ ㄔㄨ wo6 cung4 hau2 ceot1 Trouble issues from the mouth (idiom). A loose tongue may cause a lot of trouble.
- 俭以养廉 儉以養廉 jiǎn yǐ yǎng lián ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄧˇ ㄧㄤˇ ㄌㄧㄢˊ gim6 ji5 joeng5 lim4 (idiom) frugality makes honesty
- 戒奢崇俭 戒奢崇儉 jiè shē chóng jiǎn ㄐㄧㄝˋ ㄕㄜ ㄔㄨㄥˊ ㄐㄧㄢˇ gaai3 ce1 sung4 gim6 (idiom) to refrain from extravagance and cherish frugality
- 克勤克俭 克勤克儉 kè qín kè jiǎn ㄎㄜˋ ㄑㄧㄣˊ ㄎㄜˋ ㄐㄧㄢˇ hak1 kan4 hak1 gim6 (idiom) industrious and frugal
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- 勤俭建国 勤儉建國 qín jiǎn jiàn guó ㄑㄧㄣˊ ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄍㄨㄛˊ kan4 gim6 gin3 gwok3 (idiom) to build up the country through thrift and hard work
- 勤俭节约 勤儉節約 qín jiǎn jié yuē ㄑㄧㄣˊ ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄩㄝ kan4 gim6 zit3 joek3 (idiom) diligent and thrifty
- 省吃俭用 省吃儉用 shěng chī jiǎn yòng ㄕㄥˇ ㄔ ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄩㄥˋ saang2 hek3 gim6 jung6 (idiom) to live frugally
- 知悭识俭 知慳識儉 zhī qiān shí jiǎn ㄓ ㄑㄧㄢ ㄕˊ ㄐㄧㄢˇ zi1 haan1 sik1 gim6 (idiom) to know how to be economical
- 自奉甚俭 自奉甚儉 zì fèng shèn jiǎn ㄗˋ ㄈㄥˋ ㄕㄣˋ ㄐㄧㄢˇ zi6 fung6 sam6 gim6 (idiom) to allow oneself few comforts or pleasures