Word: 儉 (jiǎn)

儉 is how 俭 is written in traditional characters. These are the example sentences on the site that use it, written the same way.

Simplified: 俭

儉 dictionary entry

jiǎn: frugal

Full dictionary entry for 儉

Example sentences using 儉

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儉是聚寶盆，勤是搖錢樹

jiǎn shì jùbǎopén, qín shì yáoqiánshù

thrift is a treasure bowl, diligence is a money tree
富不學奢而奢，貧不學儉而儉

fù bù xué shē ér shē, pínbùxuéjiǎn ér jiǎn

the rich needn't learn extravagance to be extravagant; the poor needn't learn thrift to be thrifty
教奢易，教儉難

jiāo shēyì, jiāo jiǎn nán

teaching extravagance is easy, teaching thrift is hard
由儉入奢易，由奢入儉難

yóu jiǎn rù shēyì, yóu shē rù jiǎn nán

going from thrift to extravagance is easy; going from extravagance to thrift is hard