lìn​sè

stingy

吝啬 吝嗇 lìn​sè
stingy adjectiveverb
stingy; miserly; unwilling to spend money or use resources even when necessary

He's really stingy with money.

Don’t be stingy about praising your kids.

Frequency

Movie subtitles
1.88 per million appears in 1% of films
Written text
3.53 per million

Details

HSK 2.0
Level 6

Cross-References

Synonym

Sources