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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 节约

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
节约 jié yuē - to economize
- to conserve (resources)
- economy
- frugal

List Ranking:

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
4 3 12,261 3,534 7,645

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
jiē- see 節骨眼|节骨眼[jie1 gu5 yan3]
jié- joint; node
- (bound form) section; segment
- solar term (one of the 24 divisions of the year in the traditional Chinese calendar)
- seasonal festival
- (bound form) to economize; to save
- (bound form) moral integrity; chastity
- classifier for segments: lessons, train wagons, biblical verses etc
- knot (nautical miles per hour)
yāo- to weigh in a balance or on a scale
yuē- to make an appointment
- to invite
- approximately
- pact
- treaty
- to economize
- to restrict
- to reduce (a fraction)
- concise

Other Words Containing 节约

Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.

Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
节约 4 3 12,261 3,534 7,645
勤俭节约 - - 66,638 - -