# 勤工俭学 (qíngōngjiǎnxué)

In Mandarin Chinese, 勤工俭学 (qíngōngjiǎnxué) means “work-study program; to work while studying”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: work-study program; to work while studying
- Pinyin: qíngōngjiǎnxué (qin2 gong1 jian3 xue2)
- Traditional: 勤工儉學
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9

## Examples

- 他靠勤工俭学赚生活费。
  Tā kào qíngōngjiǎnxué zhuàn shēnghuófèi.
  He earned his living expenses by working while studying.

## Characters

- 勤 (qín): diligent; industrious; hardworking; frequent; regular; constant
- 工 (gōng): work; worker
- 俭 (jiǎn): frugal; thrifty
- [学](https://hanziro.com/word/xue-learn/) (xué): to learn; to study

https://hanziro.com/word/qin-gong-jian-xue-work-study-program/

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