小气

xiǎo qì

HSK 6 adjective

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Meaning 释义

  1. stingy
  2. miserly
  3. narrow-minded
  4. petty

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In real sentences 真实例句

你nǐ为什么wèishénme对duì我wǒ这么zhème小气xiǎoqì？

Why are you so mean to me?

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汤姆Tāngmǔ很hěn小气xiǎoqì。

Tom is stingy.

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我wǒ要yào成为chéngwéi最zuì小气xiǎoqì的de那个nàge。

I want to become the stingiest one.

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他tā勤俭节约qínjiǎnjiéyuē，甚至shènzhì是shì小气xiǎoqì的de。

He is thrifty, not to say stingy.

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