俭省 (jiǎn shěng) — frugal, thrifty

Definição

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

Exemplos

  • 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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