吝啬 (lìn sè) — stingy, miserly
Definición
吝啬 (lìnsè) is a strong, written-style adjective for 'stingy' with money. It's more literary than 小气 and focuses only on unwillingness to spend, not on pettiness of character.
adjective
stingymiserly
Ejemplos
- 吝啬。Tā duì qián fēi cháng lìn sè.He is very stingy with money.
- 吝啬。Nà ge lìn sè de lǎo bǎn cóng lái bù qǐng yuán gōng chī fàn.That stingy boss never treats employees to meals.
- 吝啬，。Wǒ méi xiǎng dào tā zhè me lìn sè, lián yí kuài qián dōu bú yuàn yì jiè gěi wǒ.I didn't expect him to be so stingy that he wouldn't even lend me a dollar.
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