节俭 jiéjiǎn, [節儉], frugal/economical 省吃俭用 shěngchījiǎnyòng, [省吃儉用], to live frugally/to economize on food and clothing/to scrimp and save 勤工俭学 qíngōngjiǎnxué, [勤工儉學], to work part time while studying/work-study program 俭 jiǎn, [儉], frugal/thrifty/needy 俭省 jiǎnshěng, [儉省], thrifty/sparing/economical 勤俭 qínjiǎn, [勤儉], hardworking and frugal 勤俭节约 qínjiǎnjiéyuē, [勤儉節約], diligent and thrifty (idiom) 勤俭持家 qínjiǎnchíjiā, [勤儉持家], hardworking and thrifty in running one's household 俭朴 jiǎnpǔ, [儉朴], plain and unadorned/thrifty and simple 不俭则匮 bùjiǎnzékuì, [不儉則匱], wastage makes one destitute (idiom) 丰俭由人 fēngjiǎnyóurén, [豐儉由人], fancy or simple according to sb's budget (idiom) 俭以养廉 jiǎnyǐyǎnglián, [儉以養廉], frugality makes honesty (idiom) 俭以防匮 jiǎnyǐfángkuì, [儉以防匱], frugality in order to prevent destitution (idiom) 俭则不缺 jiǎnzébùquē, [儉則不缺], frugality prevents destitution (idiom) 俭学 jiǎnxué, [儉學], to deny oneself comforts in order to save money for one's education 俭用 jiǎnyòng, [儉用], to skimp/to be frugal 俭素 jiǎnsù, [儉素], thrifty and plain 俭约 jiǎnyuē, [儉約], sparing/economical 俭腹 jiǎnfù, [儉腹], lit. empty belly/hollow/vacuous/devoid of content 俭薄 jiǎnbó, [儉薄], to lack the necessities of life 克俭 kèjiǎn, [克儉], thrift/economy 克勤克俭 kèqínkèjiǎn, [克勤克儉], to be industrious and frugal (idiom) 勤俭为服务之本 qínjiǎnwéifúwùzhīběn, [勤儉為服務之本], hardwork and thriftiness are the foundations of service (idiom) 勤俭办企业 qínjiǎnbànqǐyè, [勤儉辦企業], to run an enterprise diligently and thriftily 勤俭办学 qínjiǎnbànxué, [勤儉辦學], to run a school diligently and thriftily 勤俭办社 qínjiǎnbànshè, [勤儉辦社], to run an organization diligently and thriftily 勤俭务实 qínjiǎnwùshí, [勤儉務實], hardworking, thrifty and pragmatic 勤俭建国 qínjiǎnjiànguó, [勤儉建國], to build up the country through thrift and hard work (idiom) 勤俭朴实 qínjiǎnpǔshí, [勤儉樸實], hardworking, thrifty, plain, and honest (idiom) 勤俭朴素 qínjiǎnpǔsù, [勤儉樸素], hardworking, thrifty, plain, and simple (idiom) 勤俭耐劳 qínjiǎnnàiláo, [勤儉耐勞], diligent and able to endure hardship (idiom) 勤俭起家 qínjiǎnqǐjiā, [勤儉起家], to rise up by thrift and hard work (idiom) 奢入俭难 shērùjiǎnnán, [奢入儉難], it is hard to become frugal after becoming accustomed to luxury (idiom) 奢易俭难 shēyìjiǎnnán, [奢易儉難], easy to become accustomed to luxury, hard to become accustomed to frugality (idi... 悭俭 qiānjiǎn, [慳儉], to be frugal 戒奢崇俭 jièshēchóngjiǎn, [戒奢崇儉], to refrain from high standard of living (idiom) 治丧从俭 zhìsàngcóngjiǎn, [治喪從儉], to be frugal in attending to funeral rites (idiom) 温良恭俭让 wēnliánggōngjiǎnràng, [溫良恭儉讓], kindhearted and moderate (idiom); temperate and gentle 省俭 shěngjiǎn, [省儉], frugal/economic/to scrimp and save 知悭识俭 zhīqiānshíjiǎn, [知慳識儉], to know how to be economical (idiom) 自奉俭约 zìfèngjiǎnyuē, [自奉儉約], to live frugally (idiom) 自奉甚俭 zìfèngshènjiǎn, [自奉甚儉], to allow oneself few comforts or pleasures (idiom)