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frugal; economical
HSK 7-9
to work part-time while studying / work-study program
HSK 7-9
(idiom) to allow oneself few comforts or pleasures
thrifty and simple
hardworking and frugal
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  *儉* | 儉* | *儉
(bound form) frugal; thrifty
to live frugally
temperate, kind, courteous, restrained and magnanimous
(idiom) industrious and frugal
frugal; economical; thrifty
thrifty; economical; sparing
thrifty and plain
frugal; thrifty
to economize; to be frugal
miserly; stingy
meager; poor
fancy or simple according to one's budget
to be frugal so that one can pay for one's education
(idiom) frugality makes honesty
lacking in knowledge; ignorant
(idiom) to refrain from extravagance and cherish frugality
hardworking and thrifty in running one's household
(idiom) diligent and thrifty
(idiom) hardworking, thrifty and unpretentious
temperate, kind, courteous and restrained
thrifty; frugal
hardworking, thrifty and pragmatic
(idiom) to build up the country through thrift and hard work
(idiom) hardworking, thrifty and unpretentious
to run an enterprise diligently and thriftily
to run a school diligently and thriftily
to manage communes diligently and thriftily
economical; modest
(idiom) it is easy to go from frugality to extravagance; the reverse is not so easy
(idiom) to know how to be economical
(idiom) to live frugally


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