俭用 儉用
俭用 儉用 jiǎn yòng ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄩㄥˋ gim6 jung6
- to economize; to be frugal
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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
- 俭省 儉省 jiǎn shěng ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄕㄥˇ gim6 saang2 thrifty; economical; sparing
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- 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
- 从俭 從儉 cóng jiǎn ㄘㄨㄥˊ ㄐㄧㄢˇ cung4 gim6 economical; modest
- 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
用
- 不用 bù yòng ㄅㄨˋ ㄩㄥˋ bat1 jung6 need not
- 占用 佔用 zhàn yòng ㄓㄢˋ ㄩㄥˋ zim3 jung6 to occupy
- 作用 zuò yòng ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄩㄥˋ zok3 jung6 to act on; to affect
- 使用 shǐ yòng ㄕˇ ㄩㄥˋ si2 jung6 to use
- 信用 xìn yòng ㄒㄧㄣˋ ㄩㄥˋ seon3 jung6 trustworthiness
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- 借用 jiè yòng ㄐㄧㄝˋ ㄩㄥˋ ze3 jung6 to borrow sth for another use
- 备用 備用 bèi yòng ㄅㄟˋ ㄩㄥˋ bei6 jung6 reserve
- 雇用 僱用 gù yòng ㄍㄨˋ ㄩㄥˋ gu3 jung6 to employ; to hire
- 公用 gōng yòng ㄍㄨㄥ ㄩㄥˋ gung1 jung6 public
- 利用 lì yòng ㄌㄧˋ ㄩㄥˋ lei6 jung6 to exploit
- 动用 動用 dòng yòng ㄉㄨㄥˋ ㄩㄥˋ dung6 jung6 to utilize
- 家用 jiā yòng ㄐㄧㄚ ㄩㄥˋ gaa1 jung6 home-use
- 实用 實用 shí yòng ㄕˊ ㄩㄥˋ sat6 jung6 to apply in practice
- 专用 專用 zhuān yòng ㄓㄨㄢ ㄩㄥˋ zyun1 jung6 special
- 常用 cháng yòng ㄔㄤˊ ㄩㄥˋ soeng4 jung6 in common usage
- 引用 yǐn yòng ㄧㄣˇ ㄩㄥˋ jan5 jung6 to quote; to cite
- 慢用 màn yòng ㄇㄢˋ ㄩㄥˋ maan6 jung6 same as 慢慢吃
- 应用 應用 yìng yòng ㄧㄥˋ ㄩㄥˋ jing3 jung6 to put to use; to apply
- 采用 採用 cǎi yòng ㄘㄞˇ ㄩㄥˋ coi2 jung6 to adopt
- 有用 yǒu yòng ㄧㄡˇ ㄩㄥˋ jau5 jung6 useful
Idioms with these characters
- 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
- 别有用心 別有用心 bié yǒu yòng xīn ㄅㄧㄝˊ ㄧㄡˇ ㄩㄥˋ ㄒㄧㄣ bit6 jau5 jung6 sam1 to have an ulterior motive (idiom)
- 大材小用 dà cái xiǎo yòng ㄉㄚˋ ㄘㄞˊ ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄩㄥˋ daai6 coi4 siu2 jung6 (idiom) to use a talented person in a role far beneath their ability; a waste of talent
- 刚愎自用 剛愎自用 gāng bì zì yòng ㄍㄤ ㄅㄧˋ ㄗˋ ㄩㄥˋ gong1 bik1 zi6 jung6 obstinate and self-opinionated (idiom)
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- 感情用事 gǎn qíng yòng shì ㄍㄢˇ ㄑㄧㄥˊ ㄩㄥˋ ㄕˋ gam2 cing4 jung6 si6 to act impetuously (idiom); on an impulse
- 宽打窄用 寬打窄用 kuān dǎ zhǎi yòng ㄎㄨㄢ ㄉㄚˇ ㄓㄞˇ ㄩㄥˋ fun1 daa2 zaak3 jung6 to give oneself leeway (idiom)
- 量才录用 量才錄用 liàng cái lù yòng ㄌㄧㄤˋ ㄘㄞˊ ㄌㄨˋ ㄩㄥˋ loeng6 coi4 luk6 jung6 to assess sb's capabilities and employ him accordingly (idiom); to employ sb competent for the task
- 无所用心 無所用心 wú suǒ yòng xīn ㄨˊ ㄙㄨㄛˇ ㄩㄥˋ ㄒㄧㄣ mou4 so2 jung6 sam1 not paying attention to anything (idiom); to idle time away
- 现学现用 現學現用 xiàn xué xiàn yòng ㄒㄧㄢˋ ㄒㄩㄝˊ ㄒㄧㄢˋ ㄩㄥˋ jin6 hok6 jin6 jung6 to immediately put into practice something one has just learned (idiom)
- 学以致用 學以致用 xué yǐ zhì yòng ㄒㄩㄝˊ ㄧˇ ㄓˋ ㄩㄥˋ hok6 ji5 zi3 jung6 (idiom) to study sth in order to apply it
Example sentences
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为了 為了 存钱 存錢 他 省吃俭用 省吃儉用 了 许多 許多 年 。
He pinched and scraped for many years to save money.
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