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

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): jiéyuē

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄩㄝ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zit³ joek³
• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): chiat-iok / chiat-iak

  (Teochew, Peng'im): zag⁴ iag⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: jiéyuē
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄩㄝ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jiéyue
    • Wade–Giles: chieh²-yüeh¹
    • Yale: jyé-ywē
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jyeiue
    • Palladius: цзеюэ (czejue)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯ɛ³⁵ ɥɛ⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: zit³ joek³
    • Yale: jit yeuk
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzit⁸ joek⁸
    • Guangdong Romanization: jid³ yêg³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡siːt̚³ jœːk̚³/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou, General Taiwanese, Xiamen)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chiat-iok
    • Tâi-lô: tsiat-iok
    • Phofsit Daibuun: ciat'iog
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡siɛt̚⁵⁻²⁴ iɔk̚⁵/
    • IPA (Taipei, Kaohsiung, Xiamen): /t͡siɛt̚³²⁻⁴ iɔk̚³²/
  • (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chiat-iak
    • Tâi-lô: tsiat-iak
    • Phofsit Daibuun: ciat'iag
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡siɛt̚³²⁻⁵ iak̚³²/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: zag⁴ iag⁴
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: tsak iak
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sak̚²⁻⁴ iak̚²/

Verb

節約

1. to economise; to conserve (resources)

   節約用水／节约用水  ―  jiéyuē yòngshuǐ  ―  to conserve water

Synonyms

• 節省／节省 (jiéshěng)
• 撙節／撙节 (zǔnjié)

Antonyms

• 浪費／浪费 (làngfèi)

Adjective

節約

1. frugal; thrifty; economical

   勤儉節約／勤俭节约  ―  qínjiǎn jiéyuē  ―  hardworking and thrifty

Synonyms

• 仔細／仔细 (zǐxì) (Northeastern Mandarin)
• 做人家 (Wu)
• 儉／俭 (jiǎn) (Hsinchu & Taichung Hokkien)
• 儉樸／俭朴 (jiǎnpǔ) (thrifty and simple)
• 儉省／俭省 (jiǎnshěng)
• 儉約／俭约 (jiǎnyuē) (literary)
• 克己 (kèjǐ)
• 刻苦 (kèkǔ)
• 抾拾 (Hokkien)
• 樸素／朴素 (pǔsù)
• 省儉／省俭 (shěngjiǎn)
• 節儉／节俭 (jiéjiǎn)
• 節省／节省 (jiéshěng)
• 簡省／简省 (Hokkien)
• 粒積／粒积 (Hokkien)
• 𧺤儉／𧺤俭 (Hokkien)

 

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

Conjugation of "節約する" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)

Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
Mizenkei ("imperfective")	節約し	せつやくし	setsuyaku shi
Ren’yōkei ("continuative")	節約し	せつやくし	setsuyaku shi
Shūshikei ("terminal")	節約する	せつやくする	setsuyaku suru
Rentaikei ("attributive")	節約する	せつやくする	setsuyaku suru
Kateikei ("hypothetical")	節約すれ	せつやくすれ	setsuyaku sure
Meireikei ("imperative")	節約せよ¹ 節約しろ²	せつやくせよ¹ せつやくしろ²	setsuyaku seyo¹ setsuyaku shiro²
Key constructions
Passive	節約される	せつやくされる	setsuyaku sareru
Causative	節約させる 節約さす	せつやくさせる せつやくさす	setsuyaku saseru setsuyaku sasu
Potential	節約できる	せつやくできる	setsuyaku dekiru
Volitional	節約しよう	せつやくしよう	setsuyaku shiyō
Negative	節約しない	せつやくしない	setsuyaku shinai
Negative continuative	節約せず	せつやくせず	setsuyaku sezu
Formal	節約します	せつやくします	setsuyaku shimasu
Perfective	節約した	せつやくした	setsuyaku shita
Conjunctive	節約して	せつやくして	setsuyaku shite
Hypothetical conditional	節約すれば	せつやくすれば	setsuyaku sureba
¹ Written imperative ² Spoken imperative