"stingy" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 小气
• 吝啬

Definition

不愿意花钱或分享资源的人，尤其指对钱很吝啬的人。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

'Stingy' 含有贬义，通常非正式地形容人过于吝啬，专指人（不如 'cheap' 也可以形容物品便宜）。常用于描述金钱相关的吝啬。

Examples

My uncle is very stingy with his money.

我叔叔用钱很**小气**。

She is too stingy to buy new clothes.

她太**小气**了，不肯买新衣服。

Don't be stingy when you tip the waiter.

给服务员小费时别那么**小气**。

Wow, you're so stingy—it wouldn't hurt to buy a round for your friends once in a while.

哇，你真**小气**，偶尔请朋友喝一轮也没什么吧。

He’s not just careful with money—he’s actually stingy.

他不仅仅是精打细算，而是真的很**小气**。

Everyone calls him stingy, but he just doesn't like wasting money.

大家都说他**小气**，其实他只是不喜欢浪费钱。