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吝 lìn

stingy, miserly; parsimonious

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  1. 他对钱很吝啬,从不乱花。
    Tā duì qián hěn lìnsè, cóng bù luàn huā.
    He's very stingy with money and never spends it carelessly.
    he towards money very stingy, always not randomly spend
  2. 你觉得他是不是太吝啬了?
    Nǐ juéde tā shì bu shì tài lìnsè le?
    Do you think he's too stingy?
    you think he be not be too stingy (particle) (question)
  3. 别那么吝啬,请大家吃顿饭吧。
    Bié nàme lìnsè, qǐng dàjiā chī dùn fàn ba.
    Don't be so stingy; treat everyone to a meal.
    don't so stingy, invite everyone eat meal (suggestion)
  4. 他对朋友一点也不吝啬,总是很大方。
    Tā duì péngyou yìdiǎn yě bù lìnsè, zǒngshì hěn dàfang.
    He isn't stingy toward friends at all; he's always generous.
    he towards friend a-bit also not stingy, always very generous
  5. 在花钱这件事上,他向来十分吝啬。
    Zài huāqián zhè jiàn shì shàng, tā xiànglái shífēn lìnsè.
    When it comes to spending money, he has always been extremely stingy.
    at spend-money this (measure) matter on, he always very stingy

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