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- 吝啬
吝啬
lìn sè
Meaning
- stingy; mean; miserly
Definition
小气，舍不得花钱或给予。
Stingy; reluctant to spend money or give.
Usage
形容一个人过分节俭，不愿意分享或花费资源。
Describes a person who is excessively frugal and unwilling to share or spend resources.
Examples
- 1 他非常吝啬，连请朋友吃顿饭都不愿意。 (He is so stingy that he won't even treat his friends to a meal.)
- 2 吝啬的人通常难以交到真心朋友。 (Stingy people usually find it hard to make true friends.)
- 3 她对自己的钱很吝啬，却对慈善非常大方。 (She is stingy with her own money but generous to charity.)
- 4 别那么吝啬，分享一些你的零食吧。 (Don't be so stingy, share some of your snacks.)
- 5 吝啬的行为会让人失去他人的尊重。 (Stingy behavior can cause one to lose the respect of others.)
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