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一毛不拔

一毛不拔 (yì máo bù bá): Stingy / Tight-fisted — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

一毛不拔 consists of 4 characters.

one; once; first; structural word between two of the same verb; as soon as; throughout

hair; fur; crude

to pull out, to extract

Word Info

Pinyinyì máo bù bá

MeaningStingy / Tight-fisted

Characters4

HSK 2.0—

HSK 3.0Level 7-9

Syntax—

Word一毛不拔

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Words with 毛

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Words with 不

不要bù yàoHSK 1
不客气bú kè qiHSK 1
对不起duì bu qǐHSK 1
不错bù cuòHSK 2
不好意思bù hǎo yì siHSK 2
不久bù jiǔHSK 3
不但bù dànHSK 3

Words with 拔

挺拔tǐng báHSK 6
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海拔hǎi báHSK 6
选拔xuǎn báHSK 6
拔苗助长bá miáo zhù zhǎngHSK 6
拔镊bániè

毛毡

máo zhān

不同

bù tóng

HSK 3

3.

How to Use 一毛不拔 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 一毛不拔 with other words naturally.

Verb + Objectwith形容

xíng形

róng容

yī一

máo毛

bù不

bá拔

neutral

describe as extremely stingy

Adjective + Complementwith吝啬

lìn吝

sè啬

de得

yī一

máo毛

bù不

bá拔

Idiom + Nounwith人

yī一

máo毛

bù不

bá拔

de的

rén人

Idiomwith铁公鸡

yī一

máo毛

bù不

bá拔

de的

tiě铁

gōng公

jī

4.

Example Sentences with 一毛不拔

tā他

hěn很

xiǎo小

qì气

，

yī一

máo毛

bù

neutral

stingy to the extreme

neutral

a stingy person

鸡

informalSpoken

an iron rooster that won't shed a feather

不

bá拔

。

He is very stingy and unwilling to spend a penny.

zài在

tuán团

duì队

jù聚

cān餐

shí时

，

tā他

zǒng总

shì是

yì一

máo毛

bù不

bá拔

，

cóng从

bù不

zhǔ主

dòng动

fù付

zhàng账

。

During team dinners, he is always tight-fisted and never takes the initiative to pay the bill.

jiàn鉴

yú于

gāi该

gōng公

sī司

zài在

huán环

bǎo保

xiàng项

mù目

shàng上

yì一

máo毛

bù不

bá拔

de的

tài态

dù度

，

wǒ我

men们

jué决

dìng定

zhōng终

zhǐ止

hé合

zuò作

。

Given the company's stingy attitude towards environmental projects, we have decided to terminate our cooperation.

zhè这

ge个

lǎo老

bǎn板

duì对

yuán员

gōng工

yī一

máo毛

bù不

bá拔

，

cóng从

bù不

zhǎng涨

gōng工

zī资

。

This boss is extremely stingy with employees and never raises salaries.

nán难

dào道

nǐ你

duì对

shè社

qū区

gōng公

yì益

shì事

yè业

yě也

dǎ打

suàn算

yì一

máo毛

bù不

bá拔

ma吗

？

Do you really intend to be so tight-fisted towards community public welfare as well?

tā他

bìng并

fēi非

yì一

máo毛

bù不

bá拔

，

zhǐ只

shì是

gèng更

qīng倾

xiàng向

yú于

jìn进

xíng行

yǒu有

jì计

huà划

de的

juān捐

zèng赠

。

He is not actually stingy; he just prefers to make planned donations.

jǐn尽

guǎn管

tā他

hěn很

yǒu有

qián钱

，

dàn但

zài在

cí慈

shàn善

juān捐

kuǎn款

fāng方

miàn面

què却

yī一

máo毛

bù不

bá拔

。

Although he is very wealthy, he is unwilling to donate even a penny to charity.

jìn尽

guǎn管

tā他

shēng生

huó活

shē奢

chǐ侈

，

dàn但

zài在

zī资

zhù助

pín贫

kùn困

xué学

shēng生

shí时

què却

biǎo表

xiàn现

dé得

yì一

máo毛

bù不

bá拔

。

Although he lives a luxurious life, he acts extremely tight-fisted when it comes to funding underprivileged students.