节俭 (jié jiǎn) — frugal; economical

Definition

Examples

• 他生活很节俭，从不乱花钱。
  Tā shēng huó hěn jié jiǎn, cóng bú luàn huā qián.
  He lives very frugally and never wastes money.
• 节俭是一种美德，我们应该养成这种习惯。
  jié jiǎn Shì yì zhǒng měi dé, wǒ men yīng gāi yǎng chéng zhè zhǒng xí guàn.
  Frugality is a virtue; we should cultivate this habit.
• 虽然他家很有钱，但依然很节俭地用水用电。
  Suī rán tā jiā hěn yǒu qián, dàn yī rán hěn jié jiǎn dì yòng shuǐ yòng diàn.
  Although his family is very rich, they still use water and electricity frugally.