Definition

Examples

• 他真是个吝啬鬼，连一分钱都不肯花。
  Tā zhēn shì ge lìn sè guǐ, lián yì fēn qián dōu bù kěn huā.
  He is such a miser, unwilling to spend even a single cent.
• 大家都说他是吝啬鬼，因为他从不请客。
  Dàjiā dōu shuō tā shì lìn sè guǐ, yīnwèi tā cóng bù qǐng kè.
  Everyone calls him a skinflint because he never treats anyone.
• 你可别学他，变成个吝啬鬼。
  Nǐ kě bié xué tā, biàn chéng ge lìn sè guǐ.
  Don't follow his example and become a miser.