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stingy; mean; miserly

吝啬
lìn sè
l+ìn·4th tones+è·4th tone
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Examples3 available
He is very stingy with his money.
他非常吝啬。
What a miser you are!
你真是个吝啬鬼！
You're a mean old man.
你这个吝啬的老头。
Synonyms
Synonyms
(literary) miserly; stingy悭吝qiān lìnmean · stingy · garrulous贫气pín qìtightfisted · stingy · short of money · hard up手紧shǒu jǐnstingy · miserly · narrow-minded · petty小气xiǎo qìstring of copper coins (in ancient China) · (fig.) an overly money-oriented person · (zoology) centipede钱串子qián chuàn zimean · stingy · to be lacking in boldness · timid小手小脚xiǎo shǒu xiǎo jiǎo
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