勤kan4儉gim6

English

1. hardworking and frugal
2. hardworking and thrifty

粵語 — Cantonese

1. 盡力工作而且慳錢

Examples

• 勤儉可以致富。

  Diligence and thriftiness will lead one to getting rich.

• 她习惯了勤俭的生活

  She is used to living a hardworking and frugal life.

  Tatoeba · saran CC BY

• 他勤俭节约，甚至是小气的。

  He is thrifty, not to say stingy.

  Tatoeba · rokito CC BY

• 历览前贤国与家，成由勤俭破由奢。

  Looking back at the former wise rulers and nations, their success was achieved through diligence and frugality, while their downfall was caused by extravagance and luxury.

  Tatoeba · Duyu09 CC BY