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吝啬
lìn sè
stingy, miserly
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What does 吝啬 mean?
吝啬 (pinyin: lìn sè) means stingy, miserly. It belongs to the official HSK 6 vocabulary (mastery), among the most frequent words of everyday Chinese.
Example with 吝啬
The characters of 吝啬
| 吝 | lìn | component character |
| 啬 | sè | component character |
Related HSK 6 words
| 狼狈 | láng bèi | embarrassed, in a difficult situation |
| 急躁 | jí zào | impatient, hasty |
| 惊动 | jīng dòng | alert, disturb |
| 片断 | piàn duàn | fragment, excerpt |
| 偏差 | piān chā | deviation, bias |
| 应酬 | yìng chou | social engagement, business entertaining |
| 涌现 | yǒng xiàn | emerge, appear in large numbers |
| 羞耻 | xiū chǐ | shame, humiliation |
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