stingy; miserly; mean (adj.)
HSK 6
Traditional
吝嗇
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Examples
他对自己的孩子非常吝啬。 Tā duì zìjǐ de háizi fēicháng lìnsè. - He is very stingy towards his own children.
他被人称为一个吝啬鬼。 Tā bèi rén chēng wéi yīgè lìnsèguǐ. - He is called a miser by others.
他的吝啬使得他的朋友们感到失望。 Tā de lìnsè shǐde tā de péngyǒumen gǎndào shīwàng. - His stinginess disappoints his friends.
吝啬是一种不好的品质。 Lìnsè shì yī zhǒng bù hǎo de pǐnzhí. - Stinginess is a bad quality.
他的吝啬给了他很坏的名声。 Tā de lìnsè gěile tā hěn huài de míngshēng. - His stinginess gave him a bad reputation.
Characters
吝 lìn - stingy |
啬 sè - stingy |