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吝啬

lìnsè

Traditional: 吝嗇

stingy; mean; miserly

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Meaning of 吝啬 in English

lìnsèHSK 7–9adjectiveSyllabus #8023
  1. stingy; mean; miserly

Example sentences

  1. 你这个吝啬的老头。
    nǐ zhè ge lìn sè de lǎo tóu。
    You're a mean old man.
    Tatoeba #5554534 by Alieen · #3354141 by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR
  2. 他非常吝啬。
    tā fēi cháng lìn sè。
    He is very stingy with his money.
    Tatoeba #887899 by Martha · #292056 by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR

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Level, pinyin and part of speech: HSK Syllabus (CLEC, Nov 2025). Definitions: CC-CEDICT, CC BY-SA 4.0. Sources & licences