Dictionary content from CC-CEDICT De keizer is ver weg - boek met wilde avonturen in China


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hardworking and frugal
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plain and unadorned / thrifty and simple
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frugal / thrifty / needy
to be industrious and frugal (idiom)
frugal / economical
to live frugally / to economize on food and clothing / to scrimp and save
thrifty / sparing / economical
to work part time while studying / work-study program
thrift / economy
sparing / economical
temperate, kind, courteous, restrained and magnanimous
to be frugal
thrifty and plain
lit. empty belly / hollow / vacuous / devoid of content
to skimp / to be frugal
frugal / economic / to scrimp and save
to refrain from high standard of living (idiom)
to lack the necessities of life
to deny oneself comforts in order to save money for one's education
frugality makes honesty (idiom)
economical / modest
diligent and thrifty (idiom)
wastage makes one destitute (idiom)
frugality in order to prevent destitution (idiom)
frugality prevents destitution (idiom)
hardworking, thrifty and pragmatic
to build up the country through thrift and hard work (idiom)
hardworking and thrifty in running one's household
hardworking, thrifty, plain, and honest (idiom)
hardworking, thrifty, plain, and simple (idiom)
hardwork and thriftiness are the foundations of service (idiom)
diligent and able to endure hardship (idiom)
to rise up by thrift and hard work (idiom)
to run an enterprise diligently and thriftily
to run a school diligently and thriftily
to run an organization diligently and thriftily
easy to become accustomed to luxury, hard to become accustomed to frugality (idiom)
temperate, kind, courteous and restrained
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 (idiom)
to allow oneself few comforts or pleasures (idiom)
fancy or simple according to sb's budget (idiom)


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