hardworking and thrifty; diligent and frugal

thrifty; frugal; economical in use of resources or money

To work outside of school hours to earn money for one's tuition and living expenses

to be very careful with money for food and daily expenses; to live a simple and thrifty life

hardworking and thrifty in managing a household

economical and unpretentious in one's lifestyle

to build up the nation by being industrious and frugal; a political slogan encouraging national development through hard work and saving resources management and saving resources

(idiom) able to be both hardworking and thrifty in managing one's affairs

temperate, kind, courteous, restrained, and magnanimous; originally used to describe the virtues of Confucius, and now used more generally to describe a modest and refined attitude

thrifty; economical; frugal; sparing

(idiom) hardworking and frugal in management of resources

Pei Xingjian (619–682), a famous Tang dynasty general and calligrapher known for his military strategy and skill in regular and cursive script

frugal; thrifty; not wasteful; same as [[俭省|儉省|jian3 sheng3]]

temperate, kind, courteous, and restrained; four virtuous character traits

whether a meal or event is luxurious or simple depends on how much one is willing to spend

to follow the principle of economy; to be frugal; to practice thrift

(idiom) Being frugal helps to nurture an honest and clean character.

to be frugal or deny oneself comforts to save money for one's education

to be frugal; to be thrifty; to skimp or economize on spending

economical and simple in one's style of living; not prone to showiness or luxury

economical; thrifty and temperate

scanty of knowledge; lacking in learning; ignorant

lacking the necessities of life; meager; poor

practicing economy; frugal; thrift

to run an enterprise diligently and thriftily

to manage or run a school with diligence and thrift

to manage a commune or organization diligently and thriftily

hardworking, thrifty, and pragmatic; diligent and down-to-earth

hardworking, thrifty, plain, and honest

hardworking, thrifty, and unpretentious; a set phrase describing someone who lives a simple and diligent life

miserly; stingy; very frugal or thrifty

(idiom) to refrain from high living and instead cherish simple habits

(idiom) it is easy to go from being thrifty to being wasteful, but very difficult to return to a simple life after being used to luxury

(idiom) to know how to be thrifty and live within one's means; to be frugal

(idiom) to be frugal in one's daily life; to live in a simple and economical way

(idiom) to allow oneself very few comforts or pleasures; to practice self-denial; to live a very simple and thrifty life