儉 (gim6) — thrifty; frugal; economical in Cantonese
gimˍ₆儉简 俭
Mandarin Pinyin: jian3
Meaning of 儉
nounthrifty; frugal; economical
Example Sentences with 儉
做任何事都要勤儉。
Be thrifty and hardworking in whatever undertaking you are to start on.
Words Containing 儉
慳儉haan1 gim6
economical, miserly, stingy, parsimonious
勤工儉學kan4 gung1 gim6 hok6
(idiom) study under a work-study programme; part-time-work and part-time-study; study on a work-study basis; the practice of working while studying
儉樸gim6 pok3
thrifty and simple; frugal; plain and unadorned
勤儉kan4 gim6
hardworking and thrifty; industrious and frugal
節儉zit3 gim6
frugal; to save money | [粵]: 慳儉
知慳識儉zi1 haan1 sik1 gim6
thrift
豐儉由人fung1 gim6 jau4 jan4
lavish or frugal to suit
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