Taiwan Mandarin

DictionaryCommon words節儉

WordTOCFL Level 5stative verb (adj.)Taiwan frequency #14,455

節儉

jiéjiǎn·ㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄐㄧㄢˇ

“frugal; economical; using money carefully; not wasteful”

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jié·ㄐㄧㄝˊ

Joint or segment of a plant stem or animal bone; section or paragraph; moral integrity or principles; classifier for lessons or train cars; seasonal festival or solar term.

jiǎn·ㄐㄧㄢˇ

Frugal; thrifty; economical; temperate; modest and restrained; poor harvest; lacking; insufficient.