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俭 jiǎn

temperate, frugal, economical

Strokes
9
Level
HSK 6
Radical
亻
Traditional
儉
Type
Picto-phonetic
Made of 亻佥 ⿰亻佥

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  1. 他们家一直很勤俭。
    Tāmen jiā yìzhí hěn qínjiǎn.
    Their family has always been hardworking and thrifty.
    their family always very hardworking-thrifty
  2. 你们家勤俭吗？
    Nǐmen jiā qínjiǎn ma?
    Is your family thrifty?
    your family thrifty (question)
  3. 我们应该保持勤俭的习惯。
    Wǒmen yīnggāi bǎochí qínjiǎn de xíguàn.
    We should maintain the habit of thrift.
    we should keep thrifty (particle) habit
  4. 现在的年轻人不太勤俭了。
    Xiànzài de niánqīngrén bú tài qínjiǎn le.
    Young people nowadays aren't very thrifty anymore.
    now (particle) young-person not too thrifty (particle)
  5. 在那个年代，人人都很勤俭。
    Zài nàge niándài, rénrén dōu hěn qínjiǎn.
    In that era, everyone was very hardworking and thrifty.
    at that era, everyone all very hardworking-thrifty

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