qiān

common
adjective
verb

Meaning of

悭 means stingy; miserly; tight-fisted; to lack; to be short of; to be deficient in. Pronounced qiān.

  • stingy; miserly; tight-fisted
  • to lack; to be short of; to be deficient in

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Definitions & Examples

wéi
rén
qiān
lìn
 
cóng
qǐng
chī
fàn
 

He is a stingy person by nature and never treats others to meals.

Qiān
lìn
guǐ
lián
bēi
shuǐ
dōu
shě
bu
de
gěi
 

A miser cannot even bear to give away a single cup of water.

Bié
me
qiān
 
gāi
huā
de
qián
hái
shì
yào
huā
de
 

Don't be so stingy; you still have to spend the money that needs to be spent.