儉 / 俭: Definitions and Translations

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)

Definitions (CC-CANTO)

Definitions (粵典–words.hk)

Definitions (Wiktionary)

Definitions (Unihan)

Definitions (HSK3.0)

Examples (Tatoeba—Cantonese-English)

Cantonese
佢份人讲得好听啲就系知悭识俭。
佢份人講得好聽啲就係知慳識儉。
keoi5 fan6 jan4 gong2 dak1 hou2 teng1 di1 zau6 hai6 zi1 haan1 sik1 gim6 。
- He is frugal, to say the least of it.

Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)

Mandarin
为了存钱他省吃俭用了许多年。
為了存錢他省吃儉用了許多年。
wèi le cún qián tā shěng chī jiǎn yòng le xǔ duō nián 。
- He pinched and scraped for many years to save money.
Mandarin
她习惯了勤俭的生活
她習慣了勤儉的生活
tā xí guàn le qín jiǎn de shēng huó
- She is used to living a hardworking and frugal life.
Mandarin
凭着节俭，她设法以自己微薄的薪水生活。
憑着節儉，她設法以自己微薄的薪水生活。
píng zhe jié jiǎn ， tā shè fǎ yǐ zì jǐ wēi bó de xīn shuǐ shēng huó 。
- By frugality she managed to get along on her small salary.
Mandarin
他勤俭节约，甚至是小气的。
他勤儉節約，甚至是小氣的。
tā qín jiǎn jié yuē ， shèn zhì shì xiǎo qì de 。
- He is thrifty, not to say stingy.

Examples (粵典–words.hk)

Cantonese
呢间扒房有好多唔同部位同级数选择，丰俭由人，咩budget都啱食。
呢間扒房有好多唔同部位同級數選擇，豐儉由人，咩budget都啱食。
ni1 gaan1 paa2 fong4 jau5 hou2 do1 m4 tung4 bou6 wai6 tung4 kap1 sou3 syun2 zaak6, fung1 gim6 jau4 jan4, me1 bat1 zik6 dou1 ngaam1 sik6.
- This steakhouse provides numerous parts of steak meat and levels of steak doneness for one to choose from, so one can order their steak according to their own liking. It's suitable for any budget to eat at.
Cantonese
勤俭可以致富。
勤儉可以致富。
kan4 gim6 ho2 ji5 zi3 fu3
- Diligence and thriftiness will lead one to getting rich.
Cantonese
咁多个入面佢最知悭识俭㗎喇。
咁多個入面佢最知慳識儉㗎喇。
gam3 do1 go3 jap6 min6 keoi5 zeoi3 zi1 haan1 sik1 gim6 gaa3 laa3.
- He/She is the thriftiest among all.
Cantonese
节俭系一种美德。
節儉係一種美德。
zit3 gim6 hai6 jat1 zung2 mei5 dak1.
- Thrift is a virtue.
- Frugality is a virtue.
Cantonese
虽然佢哋而家咁有钱，但系佢哋都好悭俭㗎。
雖然佢哋而家咁有錢，但係佢哋都好慳儉㗎。
- They are rich now, but they still quite thrifty.

Examples (Wiktionary)

儉 [俭]