勤 qín
- Strokes
- 13
- Radical
- 力 — strength, power
- Made of
- 堇 yellow loam 力 strength, power
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
勤俭
qínjiǎn
diligent and frugal; hardworking and thrifty
Characters in this word
俭 jiǎn
- Strokes
- 9
- Radical
- 亻 — man, person
- Made of
- 亻 man, person 佥 all, together, unanimous
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 这位企业家生活勤俭，却把大部分利润投入乡村教育。 Zhè wèi qǐyèjiā shēnghuó qínjiǎn, què bǎ dà bùfen lìrùn tóurù xiāngcūn jiàoyù. This entrepreneur lives frugally, yet invests most of the profits in rural education.
- 爷爷一生勤俭，衣服破了总是自己补好再穿。 Yéye yīshēng qínjiǎn, yīfu pò le zǒngshì zìjǐ bǔ hǎo zài chuān. Grandpa was hardworking and thrifty all his life; when his clothes wore out he always mended them himself before wearing them again.
- 父母从小教我们勤俭持家，不乱花一分钱。 Fùmǔ cóngxiǎo jiāo wǒmen qínjiǎn chíjiā, bù luàn huā yī fēn qián. Our parents taught us from childhood to run the household diligently and thriftily and never waste a single cent.
Related words
- 勤奋 qínfèn hardworking
- 勤劳 qínláo hardworking
- 后勤 hòuqín logistics; rear services
- 勤工俭学 qíngōngjiǎnxué work-study; to work part-time while studying
- 勤快 qínkuai hardworking; diligent; industrious
- 辛勤 xīnqín hard-working; diligent
- 殷勤 yīnqín attentive; solicitous
- 节俭 jiéjiǎn frugal; thrifty
- 全能 quánnéng all-round; versatile
- 谦逊 qiānxùn modest; humble
- 品行 pǐnxíng conduct; moral character
- 气魄 qìpò boldness; breadth of spirit