俭省 (jiǎn shěng) — frugal, thrifty
Definition
俭省 (jiǎnshěng) is a written, somewhat literary adjective meaning 'frugal / thrifty' — more formal than the everyday 节省 (jiéshěng), and emphasizes cutting unnecessary spending.
adjective
frugalthrifty
Examples
- 俭省，。Tā shēng huó hěn jiǎn shěng, cóng bú luàn huā qián.He lives very frugally and never wastes money.
- 俭省，。jiǎn shěng Yì diǎn, jiù néng cún xià bù shǎo qián.If you're a bit more thrifty, you can save quite a lot of money.
- ，俭省。Suī rán shōu rù bù gāo, dàn tā yì zhí hěn jiǎn shěng.Although her income is not high, she has always been very thrifty.
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