qín gōng jiǎn xué
to work part time while studying
work-study program
qín jiǎn jié yuē
diligent and thrifty (idiom)
shěng chī jiǎn yòng
to live frugally
to economize on food and clothing
to scrimp and save
jiǎn pǔ
plain and unadorned
thrifty and simple
fēng jiǎn yóu rén
fancy or simple according to sb's budget (idiom)
kè qín kè jiǎn
to be industrious and frugal (idiom)
wēn liáng gōng jiǎn ràng
kindhearted and moderate (idiom); temperate and gentle
jiǎn shěng
thrifty
sparing
economical
shē rù jiǎn nán
it is hard to become frugal after becoming accustomed to luxury (idiom)
qín jiǎn bàn xué
to run a school diligently and thriftily
qín jiǎn jiàn guó
to build up the country through thrift and hard work (idiom)
qín jiǎn pǔ sù
hardworking, thrifty, plain, and simple (idiom)
jiǎn xué
to deny oneself comforts in order to save money for one's education
shěng jiǎn
frugal
economic
to scrimp and save
qín jiǎn pǔ shí
hardworking, thrifty, plain, and honest (idiom)
qín jiǎn bàn qǐ yè
to run an enterprise diligently and thriftily
qín jiǎn nài láo
diligent and able to endure hardship (idiom)
jiǎn yǐ yǎng lián
frugality makes honesty (idiom)
qín jiǎn wù shí
hardworking, thrifty and pragmatic
zhī qiān shí jiǎn
to know how to be economical (idiom)
qín jiǎn bàn shè
to run an organization diligently and thriftily
jiǎn bó
to lack the necessities of life
zì fèng shèn jiǎn
to allow oneself few comforts or pleasures (idiom)
qín jiǎn qǐ jiā
to rise up by thrift and hard work (idiom)
qín jiǎn wéi fú wù zhī běn
hardwork and thriftiness are the foundations of service (idiom)
jiǎn fù
lit. empty belly
hollow
vacuous
devoid of content
jiǎn yǐ fáng kuì
frugality in order to prevent destitution (idiom)
jiè shē chóng jiǎn
to refrain from high standard of living (idiom)
bù jiǎn zé kuì
wastage makes one destitute (idiom)
shē yì jiǎn nán
easy to become accustomed to luxury, hard to become accustomed to frugality (idiom)
zhì sàng cóng jiǎn
to be frugal in attending to funeral rites (idiom)
jiǎn zé bù quē
frugality prevents destitution (idiom)
qín jiǎn chí jiā
hardworking and thrifty in running one's household
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