吝啬lìn sè
Adj.stingy; miserly; mean

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Stroke order SVGs for the characters in 吝啬.
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Character Breakdown

吝啬 consists of 2 characters.

How to Use 吝啬 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 吝啬 with other words naturally.
Verb + Complementwith
duì
qián
lìn
neutral
stingy with money
Adjective + Nounwith
lìn
de
rén
neutral
a stingy person
Adverb + Adjectivewith非常
fēi
cháng
lìn
neutral
extremely stingy
Idiomwith
lìn
guǐ
informalSpoken
miser

Example Sentences with 吝啬

hěn
lìn
cóng
qǐng
chī
fàn
He is very stingy and never treats others to meals.
wèi
rén
guò
lìn
lián
duì
jiā
rén
de
guān
huái怀
dōu
xiǎn
de
shí
fēn
yǒu
xiàn
He is excessively stingy, even showing limited care towards his own family.
nán
dào
jué
de
zài
fēn
xiǎng
zhī
shi
fāng
miàn
yǒu
xiē
lìn
ma
Don't you think you are being a bit miserly when it comes to sharing knowledge?
zhè
wèi
lǎo
bǎn
duì
yuán
gōng
hěn
lìn
lián
jiā
bān
fèi
dōu
gěi
This boss is stingy towards employees, not even paying overtime.
bìng
fēi
lìn
zhǐ
shì
gèng
qīng
xiàng
jiāng
yuán
yòng
cháng
tóu
He is not stingy; he simply prefers to allocate resources for long-term investments.
zhè
jiā
gōng
duì
yán
tóu
shí
fēn
lìn
què
zhōng
shì
chǎng
yíng
xiāo
This company is very miserly with its R&D investment but enthusiastic about marketing.
lìn
lián
de
shēng
dàn
gāo
dōu
shě
mǎi
She is so stingy that she won't even buy her own birthday cake.
bié
me
lìn
de
zàn
měi
shì
dàng
de
duì
hái
zi
hěn
zhòng
yào
Don't be so stingy with your praise; appropriate encouragement is very important for children.