Lingaku- thrifty; economical; sparing
Generated definitions (experimental)
- thrifty
- economical
- sparing
This meaning refers to being careful about how one spends money and resources, often leading to saving or reducing waste.
She is always thrifty, saving money.
He is thrifty with his meals, trying not to waste food.
This usage conveys the idea of using resources efficiently to achieve maximum benefit while minimizing costs.
This car has low fuel consumption and is very economical.
This meaning suggests being moderate or restrained, especially in the consumption of resources or in expressing emotions.
During the holidays, he was very sparing in his spending on gifts.
tā她zài在péng you朋友miàn qián面前zǒng shì总是biǎo xiàn表现de hěn得很jié shěng节省，bì miǎn避免guò duō过多de的qíng gǎn情感biǎo dá表达。
She always appears very sparing in front of her friends, avoiding excessive emotional expression.
Generated collocations (experimental)
jiǎn shěng俭省kāi zhī开支to reduce expensesjiǎn shěng俭省shēng huó生活frugal livingjiǎn shěng俭省Zī yuán资源to conserve resourcesjiǎn shěng俭省shí jiān时间to save timejiǎn shěng俭省fèi yòng费用to minimize costsjiǎn shěng俭省néng yuán能源to save energyjiǎn shěng俭省zī jīn资金to economize fundsjiǎn shěng俭省yuán zé原则principle of thriftinessjiǎn shěng俭省cuò shī措施measures for savingjiǎn俭shěng省xíng型xiāo fèi消费thrifty consumptionjiǎn shěng俭省yì shí意识awareness of frugalityjiǎn shěng俭省fēng shàng风尚thriftiness trend