| 儉 | [ jiǎn ] frugal, thrifty, needy |
| 儉以防匱 | [ jiǎn yǐ fáng kuì ] frugality in order to prevent destitution (idiom) |
| 儉以養廉 | [ jiǎn yǐ yǎng lián ] frugality makes honesty (idiom) |
| 儉則不缺 | [ jiǎn zé bù quē ] frugality prevents destitution (idiom) |
| 儉學 | [ jiǎn xué ] to deny oneself comforts in order to save money for one's education |
| 儉樸 | [ jiǎn pǔ ] plain and unadorned, thrifty and simple |
| 儉用 | [ jiǎn yòng ] to skimp, to be frugal |
| 儉省 | [ jiǎn shěng ] thrifty, sparing, economical |
| 儉約 | [ jiǎn yuē ] sparing, economical |
| 儉素 | [ jiǎn sù ] thrifty and plain |
| 儉腹 | [ jiǎn fù ] lit. empty belly, hollow, vacuous, devoid of content |
| 儉薄 | [ jiǎn bó ] to lack the necessities of life |
| ⇒ 不儉則匱 | [ bù jiǎn zé kuì ] wastage makes one destitute (idiom) |
| ⇒ 克儉 | [ kè jiǎn ] thrift, economy |
| ⇒ 克勤克儉 | [ kè qín kè jiǎn ] to be industrious and frugal (idiom) |
| ⇒ 勤儉 | [ qín jiǎn ] hardworking and frugal |
| ⇒ 勤儉務實 | [ qín jiǎn wù shí ] hardworking, thrifty and pragmatic |
| ⇒ 勤儉建國 | [ qín jiǎn jiàn guó ] to build up the country through thrift and hard work (idiom) |
| ⇒ 勤儉持家 | [ qín jiǎn chí jiā ] hardworking and thrifty in running one's household |
| ⇒ 勤儉樸實 | [ qín jiǎn pǔ shí ] hardworking, thrifty, plain, and honest (idiom) |
| ⇒ 勤儉樸素 | [ qín jiǎn pǔ sù ] hardworking, thrifty, plain, and simple (idiom) |
| ⇒ 勤儉為服務之本 | [ qín jiǎn weí fú wù zhī běn ] hardwork and thriftiness are the foundations of service (idiom) |
| ⇒ 勤儉節約 | [ qín jiǎn jié yuē ] diligent and thrifty (idiom) |
| ⇒ 勤儉耐勞 | [ qín jiǎn naì laó ] diligent and able to endure hardship (idiom) |
| ⇒ 勤儉起家 | [ qín jiǎn qǐ jiā ] to rise up by thrift and hard work (idiom) |
| ⇒ 勤儉辦企業 | [ qín jiǎn bàn qǐ yè ] to run an enterprise diligently and thriftily |
| ⇒ 勤儉辦學 | [ qín jiǎn bàn xué ] to run a school diligently and thriftily |
| ⇒ 勤儉辦社 | [ qín jiǎn bàn shè ] to run an organization diligently and thriftily |
| ⇒ 勤工儉學 | [ qín gōng jiǎn xué ] to work part time while studying, work-study program |
| ⇒ 奢易儉難 | [ shē yì jiǎn nán ] easy to become accustomed to luxury, hard to become accustomed to frugality (idiom) |
| ⇒ 從儉 | [ cóng jiǎn ] economical, modest |
| ⇒ 慳儉 | [ qiān jiǎn ] to be frugal |
| ⇒ 戒奢崇儉 | [ jiè shē chóng jiǎn ] to refrain from high standard of living (idiom) |
| ⇒ 溫良恭儉 | [ wēn liáng gōng jiǎn ] temperate, kind, courteous and restrained |
| ⇒ 溫良恭儉讓 | [ wēn liáng gōng jiǎn ràng ] temperate, kind, courteous, restrained and magnanimous |
| ⇒ 由儉入奢易，由奢入儉難 | [ yoú jiǎn rù shē yì yoú shē rù jiǎn nán ] it is easy to go from frugality to extravagance; the reverse is not so easy (idiom) |
| ⇒ 由儉入奢易，由奢入儉難 | [ yoú jiǎn rù shē yì yoú shē rù jiǎn nán ] it is easy to go from frugality to extravagance; the reverse is not so easy (idiom) |
| ⇒ 省儉 | [ shěng jiǎn ] frugal, economic, to scrimp and save |
| ⇒ 省吃儉用 | [ shěng chī jiǎn yòng ] to live frugally, to economize on food and clothing, to scrimp and save |
| ⇒ 知慳識儉 | [ zhī qiān shí jiǎn ] to know how to be economical (idiom) |
| ⇒ 節儉 | [ jié jiǎn ] frugal, economical |
| ⇒ 自奉儉約 | [ zì fèng jiǎn yuē ] to live frugally (idiom) |
| ⇒ 自奉甚儉 | [ zì fèng shèn jiǎn ] to allow oneself few comforts or pleasures (idiom) |
| ⇒ 豐儉由人 | [ fēng jiǎn yoú rén ] fancy or simple according to sb's budget (idiom) |