frugal in Chinese

节俭節儉

HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9

jiéjiǎn

frugal
economical

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Example sentences

píngzhe 凭着 jiéjiǎn 节俭， tā 她 shèfǎ 设法 yǐ 以 zìjǐ 自己 wēibó 微薄 de 的 xīnshuǐ 薪水 shēnghuó 生活。

By frugality she managed to get along on her small salary.

Other words for frugal

克俭（克儉） kèjiǎn

thrifty; frugal
省俭（省儉） shěngjiǎn

frugal; thrifty
俭约（儉約） jiǎnyuē

frugal; economical; thrifty
节约（節約） jiéyuē HSK 3

to economize; to conserve (resources); economy; frugal
细（細） xì HSK 4

thin or slender; finely particulate; thin and soft; fine; delicate; trifling; (of a sound) quiet; frugal
俭（儉） jiǎn

(bound form) frugal; thrifty

7 entries in ChineseDict list "frugal" as a meaning.