Chinese word dictionary

俭用

jiǎn yòng · to economize; to be frugal

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Word information

Simplified俭用

Traditional儉用

Pinyinjiǎn yòng

Part of speechDictionary

HSK 3.0Not listed

HSK 2.0Not listed

Character breakdown

Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.

俭jiǎn

temperate, frugal, economical

用yòng

to use, to employ, to apply; use

How to learn 俭用

Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.

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credit card

to use; to make use of; to employ; (coverb) with; using; to need; to have to (usu. used in the negative or in questions); usefulness; utility; (bound form) expense; outlay; (courteous) to eat; to drink; (literary) hence; therefore

有用yǒuyòng

useful

费用fèiyong

cost; expenditure; expense; CL:筆|笔[bi3],個|个[ge4]