"stingy" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 小氣
• 吝嗇

Definition

不願意花錢或分享資源的人，特別指對錢很小氣的人。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

'Stingy' 為負面、非正式詞語，用來批評人太小氣，主要形容人在金錢方面吝嗇，與 'cheap'（東西便宜）不同。

Examples

My uncle is very stingy with his money.

我叔叔用錢很**小氣**。

She is too stingy to buy new clothes.

她太**小氣**了，不肯買新衣服。

Don't be stingy when you tip the waiter.

給服務員小費時別那麼**小氣**。

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

哇，你真**小氣**，偶爾請朋友喝一輪也沒關係吧。

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

他不只是會精打細算，他真的很**小氣**。

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

大家都說他**小氣**，其實他只是討厭浪費錢。