吝 lìn
- Strokes
- 7
- Radical
- 口 — mouth
吝啬
lìnsè
stingy; miserly
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Example phrases
- 他并不吝啬于分享经验，只是不愿把尚未验证的方法包装成秘诀。 Tā bìng bù lìnsè yú fēnxiǎng jīngyàn, zhǐshì bù yuàn bǎ shàngwèi yànzhèng de fāngfǎ bāozhuāng chéng mìjué. He is not stingy about sharing experience; he simply does not want to package unverified methods as secrets.
- 他很有钱，却吝啬得连一杯咖啡都舍不得请朋友喝。 Tā hěn yǒu qián, què lìnsè de lián yì bēi kāfēi dōu shěbude qǐng péngyou hē. He is rich, yet so stingy that he won't even buy a friend a cup of coffee.
- 老板在工资上很吝啬，员工们都想换工作。 Lǎobǎn zài gōngzī shàng hěn lìnsè, yuángōngmen dōu xiǎng huàn gōngzuò. The boss is stingy about pay, and the employees all want to change jobs.
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- 冷漠 lěngmò indifferent; apathetic
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- 冷酷 lěngkù cold-hearted; ruthless
- 任性 rénxìng wilful; self-willed
- 漠然 mòrán indifferent; detached
- 急躁 jízào impatient; irritable
- 苛刻 kēkè harsh; exacting
- 懒惰 lǎnduò lazy; idle; indolent