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- 小气
小气
xiǎo qì
Meaning
- stingy
- narrow-minded
Definition
指吝啬，不大方；也指心胸狭窄。
stingy; petty; narrow-minded.
Usage
常用于形容人花钱或待人接物不大方，或者气量小。
Often used to describe someone who is stingy with money or possessions, or narrow-minded in dealing with others.
Examples
- 1 他真小气，连一瓶水都不肯请客。 (He is so stingy that he won't even treat us to a bottle of water.)
- 2 别这么小气，分享一下吧。 (Don't be so stingy, share some.)
- 3 她因为一点小事就生气，太小气了。 (She gets angry over trivial matters; she is too petty.)
- 4 他对待员工很苛刻，是个小气的老板。 (He treats his employees harshly; he is a stingy boss.)
- 5 你太小气了，这点钱都不舍得花。 (You are so stingy that you are unwilling to spend even this little money.)
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