俭约 儉約
俭约 儉約 jiǎn yuē ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄩㄝ gim6 joek3
- frugal; economical; thrifty
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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
约 約
- 公约 公約 gōng yuē ㄍㄨㄥ ㄩㄝ gung1 joek3 convention (i.e. international agreement)
- 制约 制約 zhì yuē ㄓˋ ㄩㄝ zai3 joek3 to restrict
- 合约 合約 hé yuē ㄏㄜˊ ㄩㄝ hap6 joek3 contract; agreement
- 大约 大約 dà yuē ㄉㄚˋ ㄩㄝ daai6 joek3 approximately
- 契约 契約 qì yuē ㄑㄧˋ ㄩㄝ kai3 joek3 agreement
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- 条约 條約 tiáo yuē ㄊㄧㄠˊ ㄩㄝ tiu4 joek3 treaty
- 特约 特約 tè yuē ㄊㄜˋ ㄩㄝ dak6 joek3 specially engaged
- 相约 相約 xiāng yuē ㄒㄧㄤ ㄩㄝ soeng1 joek3 to agree (on a meeting place, date etc)
- 节约 節約 jié yuē ㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄩㄝ zit3 joek3 to economize
- 签约 簽約 qiān yuē ㄑㄧㄢ ㄩㄝ cim1 joek3 to sign a contract or agreement
- 约定 約定 yuē dìng ㄩㄝ ㄉㄧㄥˋ joek3 ding6 to agree on sth (after discussion)
- 约会 約會 yuē huì ㄩㄝ ㄏㄨㄟˋ joek3 wui6 appointment
- 约束 約束 yuē shù ㄩㄝ ㄕㄨˋ joek3 cuk1 to restrict
- 解约 解約 jiě yuē ㄐㄧㄝˇ ㄩㄝ gaai2 joek3 to terminate an agreement
- 违约 違約 wéi yuē ㄨㄟˊ ㄩㄝ wai4 joek3 to break a promise
- 隐约 隱約 yǐn yuē ㄧㄣˇ ㄩㄝ jan2 joek3 vague; faint; indistinct
- 预约 預約 yù yuē ㄩˋ ㄩㄝ jyu6 joek3 booking
- 不约而同 不約而同 bù yuē ér tóng ㄅㄨˋ ㄩㄝ ㄦˊ ㄊㄨㄥˊ bat1 joek3 ji4 tung4 (idiom) (of two or more people) to take the same action without prior consultation; (usu. used adverbially) all (or both) of them, independently; as if by prior agreement
- 约定俗成 約定俗成 yuē dìng sú chéng ㄩㄝ ㄉㄧㄥˋ ㄙㄨˊ ㄔㄥˊ joek3 ding6 zuk6 sing4 established by popular usage (idiom); common usage agreement
- 化约 化約 huà yuē ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄩㄝ faa3 joek3 to simplistically reduce (sth) to just ...; to regard (sth) as merely ...
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
- 博文约礼 博文約禮 bó wén yuē lǐ ㄅㄛˊ ㄨㄣˊ ㄩㄝ ㄌㄧˇ bok3 man4 joek3 lai5 vigorously pursuing knowledge, while scrupulously abiding by the rules of decorum (idiom)
- 不约而同 不約而同 bù yuē ér tóng ㄅㄨˋ ㄩㄝ ㄦˊ ㄊㄨㄥˊ bat1 joek3 ji4 tung4 (idiom) (of two or more people) to take the same action without prior consultation; (usu. used adverbially) all (or both) of them, independently; as if by prior agreement
- 词约指明 詞約指明 cí yuē zhǐ míng ㄘˊ ㄩㄝ ㄓˇ ㄇㄧㄥˊ ci4 joek3 zi2 ming4 concise but unambiguous (idiom)
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- 风姿绰约 風姿綽約 fēng zī chuò yuē ㄈㄥ ㄗ ㄔㄨㄛˋ ㄩㄝ fung1 zi1 coek3 joek3 (idiom) graceful; lovely
- 厉行节约 厲行節約 lì xíng jié yuē ㄌㄧˋ ㄒㄧㄥˊ ㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄩㄝ lai6 hang4 zit3 joek3 to practice strict economy (idiom)
- 弃约背盟 棄約背盟 qì yuē bèi méng ㄑㄧˋ ㄩㄝ ㄅㄟˋ ㄇㄥˊ hei3 joek3 bui3 mang4 to abrogate an agreement
- 隐隐约约 隱隱約約 yǐn yǐn yuē yuē ㄧㄣˇ ㄧㄣˇ ㄩㄝ ㄩㄝ jan2 jan2 joek3 joek3 (idiom) vaguely; faintly; indistinctly
- 约定俗成 約定俗成 yuē dìng sú chéng ㄩㄝ ㄉㄧㄥˋ ㄙㄨˊ ㄔㄥˊ joek3 ding6 zuk6 sing4 established by popular usage (idiom); common usage agreement
- 约法三章 約法三章 yuē fǎ sān zhāng ㄩㄝ ㄈㄚˇ ㄙㄢ ㄓㄤ joek3 faat3 saam1 zoeng1 to agree on three laws (idiom)