節約

See also: 节约

Chinese

 
festival; section; segment
festival; section; segment; point; part; to economize; to save; temperate
 
appointment; agreement; to arrange
appointment; agreement; to arrange; to restrict; approximately; weigh
trad. (節約) 節 約
simp. (节约) 节 约

Pronunciation


Verb

節約

  1. to economise; to conserve (resources)
    節約用水/节约用水  ―  jiéyuē yòngshuǐ  ―  to conserve water

Synonyms

Antonyms

Adjective

節約

  1. frugal; thrifty; economical
    勤儉節約/勤俭节约  ―  qínjiǎn jiéyuē  ―  hardworking and thrifty

Synonyms

Japanese

Kanji in this term
節 約
せつ
Grade: 4
やく
Grade: 4
on’yomi
Alternative spelling
節約 (kyūjitai)

Noun

節(せつ)約(やく) • (setsuyaku) 

  1. frugality
    • 1935, 宮本百合子, 乳房:
      節約(せつやく)で、台所(だいどころ)の灯(ひ)はつけてない。
      Setsuyaku de, daidokoro no hi wa tsuketenai.
      To save money, I don't light the lamp in the kitchen.

Verb

節(せつ)約(やく)する • (setsuyaku suru) suru (stem 節(せつ)約(やく)し (setsuyaku shi), past 節(せつ)約(やく)した (setsuyaku shita))

  1. economize

Conjugation

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