勤俭

勤俭 qínjiǎn

Hardworking and frugal^†

勤俭 in a sentence HSK 6 繁體勤儉 qinjian

What 勤俭 means

Hardworking and frugal^†

† Our own dictionary has no entry for 勤俭, so these meanings are adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG and its contributors and based on CEDICT © 1997, 1998 Paul Andrew Denisowski, and licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Character by character

勤俭 is written with 2 characters. Chinese words are usually easier to remember once you can see what each part contributes.

勤

qín

Hard working (regularly - industrious)

俭

jiǎn

Thrifty (frugal)

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How to write 勤俭

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勤俭 in a sentence

这个家庭一向勤俭。

Zhège jiātíng yíxiàng qínjiǎn.

This family has always been hardworking and thrifty.

勤俭是一种好习惯。

Qínjiǎn shì yì zhǒng hǎo xíguàn.

Diligence and thrift are a good habit.

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Questions about 勤俭

What does 勤俭 mean in English?

勤俭 is pronounced qínjiǎn and means Hardworking and frugal †.

How do you pronounce 勤俭?

勤俭 is qínjiǎn in pinyin — written qinjian without tone marks. Press the audio button on this page to hear it spoken by a native voice.

What are the characters in 勤俭?

勤俭 is written with 2 characters: 勤 (qín) Hard working (regularly - industrious), 俭 (jiǎn) Thrifty (frugal). Knowing the parts is usually how the whole word becomes memorable.

How is 勤俭 written in traditional Chinese?

勤儉. The simplified form 勤俭 is used in mainland China and Singapore; 勤儉 is used in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau. Both are pronounced qínjiǎn.

Is 勤俭 an HSK word?

Yes — 勤俭 is on the official HSK 6 vocabulary list. You can study it with the rest of that list on the HSK 6 page.

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