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儉 (gim6) — meaning, pronunciation, examples

儉 (gim6, jiǎn) — frugal; thrifty; needy; economical; temperate

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Level

beyond HSK

Related words

• 儉樸 (gim6 pok3) — saving; not wasting
• 儉以養廉 (gim6 ji5 joeng5 lim4) — (idiom) frugality makes honesty
• 儉學 (gim6 hok6) — to be frugal so that one can pay for one's education
• 儉用 (gim6 jung6) — to economize; to be frugal
• 儉省 (gim6 saang2) — thrifty; economical; sparing
• 儉約 (gim6 joek3) — frugal; economical; thrifty

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