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


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