# 节俭 (jiéjiǎn)

In Mandarin Chinese, 节俭 (jiéjiǎn) means “frugal; thrifty; economical”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: frugal; thrifty; economical
- Pinyin: jiéjiǎn (jie2 jian3)
- Traditional: 節儉
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9

## Examples

- 爷爷的生活一直非常节俭。
  Yéye de shēnghuó yīzhí fēicháng jiéjiǎn.
  Grandpa has always lived a very frugal life.

## Characters

- [节](https://hanziro.com/word/jie-festival/) (jié): festival; section
- 俭 (jiǎn): frugal; thrifty

https://hanziro.com/word/jie-jian-frugal/

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