小气 (xiǎo qi) — stingy, miserly (used for unwillingness to spend money or share); narrow-minded, petty (used for being oversensitive or grudging over small matters)

Definição

Exemplos

• 他很小气，连一块钱都不愿意花。
  Tā hěn xiǎo qi, lián yí kuài qián dōu bú yuàn yì huā.
  He's so stingy that he won't even spend one yuan.
• 这么小的事你就生气，你也太小气了。
  Zhè me xiǎo de shì nǐ jiù shēng qì, nǐ yě tài xiǎo qi le.
  You get angry over such a small thing — you're so petty.
• 她因为男朋友没记住生日就不高兴，大家都觉得她小气。
  Tā yīn wèi nán péng you méi jì zhù shēng rì jiù bù gāo xìng, dà jiā dōu jué de tā xiǎo qi.
  She got upset because her boyfriend forgot her birthday; everyone thinks she's petty.