啬stingy, miserly
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Real-world example sentences demonstrating how 啬 is used in context
1
tā他
duì对
péng朋
yǒu友
hěn很
lìn吝
sè啬
，
cóng从
bù不
qǐng请
kè客
。
He is very stingy with friends and never treats them
2
tā他
de的
jiǎn俭
sè啬
xí习
guàn惯
bāng帮
zhù助
tā他
cún存
le了
hěn很
duō多
qián钱
。
His frugal and stingy habits helped him save a lot of money
3
lǎo老
bǎn板
de的
sè啬
kè刻
ràng让
yuán员
gōng工
men们
bù不
mǎn满
。
The boss's meanness makes employees dissatisfied
4
tā他
hěn很
lìn吝
sè啬
，
cóng从
bù不
qǐng请
kè客
chī吃
fàn饭
。
He is very stingy and never treats others to meals.
5
zhè这
wèi位
lǎo老
bǎn板
duì对
yuán员
gōng工
hěn很
lìn吝
sè啬
，
lián连
jiā加
bān班
fèi费
dōu都
bù不
gěi给
。
This boss is stingy towards employees, not even paying overtime.
6
tā她
lìn吝
sè啬
dé得
lián连
zì自
jǐ己
de的
shēng生
rì日
dàn蛋
gāo糕
dōu都
shě舍
bù不
dé得
mǎi买
。
She is so stingy that she won't even buy her own birthday cake.
Information
Traditional嗇
Radical口
Strokes11
StructureTop-Bottom
Frequency#2094
Zhuyinㄙㄜˋ
Components—
UnicodeU+556C
CangjieYRHHI
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Cultural note
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