勤俭节约

勤儉節約

qínjiǎn-jiéyuē

idiom #66,638

Meanings

1 hardworking and thrifty
2 diligent and frugal

Characters

Examples

HSK 5

学校提倡勤俭节约，鼓励学生吃多少打多少。

Xuéxiào tíchàng qínjiǎn-jiéyuē, gǔlì xuésheng chī duōshao dǎ duōshao.

The school promotes thrift and encourages students to take only as much food as they will eat.

HSK 6

我奶奶一辈子勤俭节约，从不浪费粮食。

Wǒ nǎinai yíbèizi qínjiǎn-jiéyuē, cóngbù làngfèi liángshi.

My grandma was diligent and thrifty all her life and never wasted food.

Tips

culture

A core virtue of the older generation and a standing official slogan. Campaigns against wasting food, such as the 光盘行动 "Clean Plate Campaign", are framed as 勤俭节约.

Stroke Order

勤 qín

俭 jiǎn

节 jié

约 yuē