吝啬 (lìn sè) — stingy, miserly

Definição

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

Exemplos

  • 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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