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啬 sè

miserly, stingy, thrifty

Strokes
11
Level
HSK 6
Radical
十
Traditional
嗇
Made of 土丷回 ⿱⿻土丷回
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  1. 他为人吝啬，很少请客。
    Tā wéirén lìnsè, hěn shǎo qǐngkè.
    He's a stingy person and rarely treats others.
    he be-person stingy, very rarely invite-guest
  2. 他真的有那么吝啬吗？
    Tā zhēn de yǒu nàme lìnsè ma?
    Is he really that stingy?
    he really (particle) have so stingy (question)
  3. 你不用那么吝啬，多买点也没关系。
    Nǐ bùyòng nàme lìnsè, duō mǎi diǎn yě méi guānxi.
    You don't need to be so stingy; it's fine to buy a bit more.
    you no-need so stingy, more buy some also not matter
  4. 他花钱一点也不吝啬，对家人很大方。
    Tā huāqián yìdiǎn yě bù lìnsè, duì jiārén hěn dàfang.
    He isn't stingy with money at all; he's very generous to his family.
    he spend-money a-bit also not stingy, towards family very generous
  5. 在朋友需要帮助的时候，他从不吝啬自己的时间和金钱。
    Zài péngyou xūyào bāngzhù de shíhou, tā cóng bù lìnsè zìjǐ de shíjiān hé jīnqián.
    When friends need help, he's never stingy with his time and money.
    at friend need help (particle) time, he always not stingy self (particle) time and money

Words with 啬 (1)