stingy; mean (adj.)
HSK 5
Traditional
小氣
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Examples
他很小气，不喜欢花钱。 tā hěn xiǎoqì, bù xǐhuān huāqián。 - He is stingy and doesn't like to spend money.
她很小气，从不请客吃饭。 tā hěn xiǎoqì, cóng bù qǐngkè chīfàn。 - She is stingy and never treats others to meals.
他对自己很小气，但对朋友很大方。 tā duì zìjǐ hěn xiǎoqì, dàn duì péngyǒu hěn dàfāng。 - He is stingy with himself but generous with his friends.
不要太小气，有时候应该大方一点。 bùyào tài xiǎoqì, yǒushíhou yīnggāi dàfāng yīdiǎn。 - Don't be too stingy; sometimes you should be more generous.
她小气得连一点小费都不愿意付。 tā xiǎoqì dé lián yīdiǎn xiǎofèi dōu bù yuànyì fù。 - She is so stingy that she won't even pay a tip.
Characters
小 xiǎo - small | HSK 1
气 qì - gas; air; breath; to get angry; to enrage, to make...angry |