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Definition

stingy/mean/miserly

Example

As an Adjective

stingy; mean; miserly; niggardly

1
zài
jīnqián
金钱
wèn
问题
shàng
hěn
lìn
吝啬
  

He is mean with/about money matters.

2
ma
妈妈
gěi
línghuāqián
零花钱
shí
hěn
lìn
吝啬
  

Her mother's very stingy about giving her pocket money.

3
Lìn
吝啬
de
lǎotóu
老头

stingy/parsimonious/mean old man

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