俭省

Traditional (Taiwan): 儉省

jiǎnshěng ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄕㄥˇ

    • thrifty economical sparing

Character by character

Synonyms and antonyms

Synonyms 近义词

  • 节俭 jiéjiǎn
    • 节俭光荣 thrift is honourable

Antonyms 反义词

  • 奢侈 shēchǐ
    • 反对奢侈浪费 oppose extravagance and waste

Telling them apart

俭省 is a more colloquial word, used of a person's everyday habits of not spending or wasting much. 节俭 is neutral and works in both speech and writing, and is common for households or personal living (e.g. 节俭持家), with a sense of self-restraint in spending.

Other words read jiǎnshěng

In the same tone

jiansheng with other tones

  • 监生 jiànshēng student of the Imperial Academy

Near homophones of jiansheng

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