俭省 (jiǎn shěng) — frugal, thrifty

Definition

Examples

• 他生活很俭省，从不乱花钱。
  Tā shēng huó hěn jiǎn shěng, cóng bú luàn huā qián.
  He lives very frugally and never wastes money.
• 俭省一点，就能存下不少钱。
  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.
• 虽然收入不高，但她一直很俭省。
  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.