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吝 lìn

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吝 lìn Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
lìn | lin4
English translation
stingy
variant of 吝 lìn [lìn]
stingy, miserly; parsimonious

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About 吝 lìn

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Number of strokes

7

Traditional form

吝 lìn

Contains the radical

口 kǒu

Part of speech

Adjective / 形容词 xíng róng cí Xíngróng cí

Etymology of 吝 lìn

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Positional decomposition

⿱文口

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Example sentences using 吝 lìn

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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.

Words with 吝 lìn

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
吝啬 lìnsè stingy吝嗇
吝啬鬼 lìn sè guǐ miser吝嗇鬼
不吝 bù lìn not to stint不吝 bù lìn
吝惜 lìn xī to stint吝惜 lìn xī
吝 lìn stingy吝 lìn
悭吝 qiān lìn stingy慳吝
鄙吝 bǐ lìn vulgar鄙吝 bǐ lìn
不吝珠玉 bù lìn zhū yù Your criticism will be most valuable.不吝珠玉 bù lìn zhū yù

吝 lìn Decomposition & Compounds

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吝 lìn Decomposition

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吝 lìn Compounds

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  • 吝 lìn
    • 悋, 麐
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