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小心眼

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Collocation

1
小心眼的家伙
2
不要小心眼
3
别这么小心眼

Definition

小心眼:

Literally means:

narrow-minded; petty

Actually means:

It means that one is narrow-minded and suspicious, and often looks at the dark side of matter. Derogatory.

比喻气量狭小,非常多疑,碰到事情经常往坏里想。具有贬义色彩。

Example

Used as predicate, object or attributive. (作谓语、宾语、定语)
1
cóngqián
从前
shì
可是
hěn
fāng
大方
de
  
,
xiànzài
现在
què
biànchéng
变成
zhème
这么
xiǎoxīnyǎn
小心眼
  
,
shízài
实在
ràng
rén
xiǎng
tōng
不通
  

He used to be very generous, but now he has become so careful eye, it is hard to think.

2
shi
xiǎoxīnyǎn
小心眼
de
rén
  
,
huì
不会
wèile
为了
diǎn
xiǎoshì
小事
gēn
rénjiā
人家
jiào
计较
de
  

He is not a careful-eyed man and does not think of others for small things.

3
biè
xiǎoxīnyǎn
小心眼
  
,
bìng
le
  
,
sǎozi
嫂子
hǎoxīn
好心
lái
kànkan
看看
  
,
yīnggāi
应该
rènwéi
认为
shì
lái
kàn
xiàohuà
笑话
de
  

Don't be careful, you're sick, your sister-in-law kindly came to see you, you shouldn't think she came to see your joke.

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