Adj.stingy; mean

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Character Breakdown

小气 consists of 2 characters.

How to Use 小气 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 小气 with other words naturally.
Adverb + Adjective
tài
/
zhēn
xiǎo
neutral
too/really stingy
hěn
xiǎo
neutral
very stingy
Verb + Adjectivewith
bié
xiǎo
informalSpoken
don't be stingy
Adjective + Nounwith
xiǎo
guǐ
informalSpoken
miser

Example Sentences with 小气

gěi
táng
zhēn
xiǎo
He didn't give me candy, so stingy.
wèi
rén
guò
xiǎo
lián
běn
de
tuán
duì
cān
fèi
yòng
dōu
yuàn
fēn
dān
He is too stingy, unwilling to share even the basic cost of team dinners.
nán
dào
jué
de
xiǎo
shì
yīn
wèi
jué
le
de
yāo
qiú
ma
Do you really think I'm mean just because I refused your unreasonable request?
hěn
xiǎo
cóng
qǐng
péng
yǒu
chī
fàn
She is very stingy and never treats her friends to meals.
shí
bìng
xiǎo
zhǐ
shì
gèng
qīng
xiàng
qián
huā
zài
dāo
rèn
shàng
He is actually not stingy; he just prefers to spend money where it matters most.
suī
rán
duì
péng
yǒu
hěn
fāng
dàn
zài
tóu
jué
shàng
què
xiǎn
de
wài
xiǎo
Although he is generous to friends, he appears particularly stingy when making investment decisions.
zhè
jiā
gōng
xiǎo
lián
bàn
gōng
shì
de
fēi
dōu
yào
yuán
gōng
mǎi
This company is so stingy that even office coffee has to be bought by employees themselves.
bié
zhè
me
xiǎo
ma
fēn
xiǎng
diǎn
líng
shí
yòu
huì
ràng
chǎn
Don't be so mean; sharing a little snack won't make you go bankrupt.