勤俭为服务之本 qín jiǎn wéi fú wù zhī běn

hard work and thrift are key to serving others

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. hardwork and thriftiness are the foundations of service (idiom)

Characters

Character Meaning
勤 qín HSK 5
diligent; hardworking; industrious
俭 jiǎn HSK 6
frugal; thrifty; needy
为 wéi HSK 2
for; because of; to
服 fú HSK 1
to obey; to take (medicine); clothes
务 wù HSK 2
to be engaged in; to attend to; business
之 zhī HSK 4
(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的de); it
本 běn HSK 1
this; the current; original