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吝啬 lìnsè

吝啬 lìnsè Meaning

Learn the Pinyin Pronunciation and 3 English Translations of the word 吝啬 lìnsè .

Pīnyīn Pronunciation
lìnsè | lin4 se4
English translation
stingy
mean
miserly

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HSK level

6

Traditional form

吝嗇

Part of speech

Adjective / 形容词 xíng róng cí Xíngróng cí
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Etymology of 吝啬 lìnsè

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吝 lìn

Positional decomposition

⿱文口

Number of Strokes

7
啬 sè

Explanation

Simplified form of 嗇 sè . Pictograph of wheat (麥 mài ) being stored in a granary. Based on the original meaning "harvest; hoard". The meaning later shifted to "stingy".

Positional decomposition

⿱⿻土丷回

Number of Strokes

11

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Example sentences using 吝啬 lìnsè

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他 tā 是 shì 多么 duōme 可恶 kěwù 的 de 吝啬鬼 lìn sè guǐ 呀 ya !

What a miserable old devil he was!

别 Bié 指望 zhǐwàng 那个 nà ge 吝啬鬼 lìn sè guǐ 会 huì 请 qǐng 你 nǐ 吃 chī 饭 fàn .

Don't expect that niggard to invite you to dinner.

那个 nà ge 吝啬鬼 lìn sè guǐ 舍不得 shěbude 喂 wéi 马 Mǎ .

The mean man grudged the food his horse ate.

吝啬鬼 lìn sè guǐ : 过 Guò 穷 qióng 日子 rìzi 以求 yǐ qiú 死 sǐ 后 Hòu 富 Fù 有 yǒu 的 de 人 rén .

Miser: A person who lives poor so that he can die rich.

别 Bié 这么 zhè me 吝啬 lìnsè 布料 bù liào ，不然 bùrán 做 zuò 出来 chū lái 的 de 窗帘 chuānglián 会 huì 显得 xiǎnde 特 tè 寒酸 hán suān 。

Don't be mean with fabric, otherwise curtains will end up looking skimpy.

吝啬 lìnsè Decomposition

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吝啬 lìnsè Compounds

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