小家子气 - Chinese Idiom

Collocation

1

小家子气的事情

2

小家子气的话

3

小家子气的人

4

显得有点小家子气

5

别太小家子气了

Definition

小家子气:

Literally means:

small-minded

Actually means:

It means that one is not generous or open-minded, and does things in a very despicable manner. Derogatory

形容气派小或不大方，办事缺少应有的气派或气魄。具有贬义色彩。

Example

Used as predicate, object or attributive. (作谓语、宾语、定语)

1

Nǐ

你

yě

也

biè

别

tài

太

xiǎojiāzǐqì

小家子气

,

féngniánguòjié

逢年过节

huāqián

花钱

qǐngkè

请客

chīfàn

吃饭

háishi

还是

yīnggāi

应该

de

的

。

You also don't want to be too small family, spend money on New Year's Day to invite guests to dinner or should.

2

Lǎoshí

老实

shuō

说

,

qǐng

请

rén

人

chīfàn

吃饭

dédào

得到

xiàngyàng

像样

de

的

fàndiàn

饭店

qù

去

,

fǒuzé

否则

jiù

就

xiǎnde

显得

tài

太

xiǎojiāzǐqì

小家子气

le

了

。

To be honest, invite people to dinner to get a decent restaurant to go to, otherwise it will look too small family.

3

Xiǎojiāzǐqì

小家子气

de

的

rén

人

quēfá

缺乏

qìpò

气魄

hé

和

dùliàng

度量

,

kǒngpà

恐怕

zuò

做

bù

不

chéng

成

dàshì

大事

。

The small family lacks courage and measurement, I'm afraid it won't do a big thing.