HSK 6
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吝啬

/ lìnsè / 
Strokes

Definition

stingy/mean/miserly

Example

As an Adjective

stingy; mean; miserly; niggardly

1
Tā
他
zài
在
jīnqián
金钱
wèntí
问题
shàng
上
hěn
很
lìnsè
吝啬
  
。

He is mean with/about money matters.

2
Māma
妈妈
gěi
给
tā
她
línghuāqián
零花钱
shí
时
hěn
很
lìnsè
吝啬
  
。

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

3
Lìnsè
吝啬
de
的
lǎotóu
老头

stingy/parsimonious/mean old man