stingy; miserly; acting slowly
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Meanings
2 senses · 6 examplesverb
to be stingy or miserly in small matters; to nitpick over trivial sums
informalAn informal, often derogatory term describing someone who saves money in an excessive, ungenerous way.
Tā他
huā花
qián钱
zǒng总
shì是
kōu抠
kou抠
sōu搜
sōu搜
de的
，
lián连
píng瓶
shuǐ水
dōu都
shě舍
bu不
de得
qǐng请
。
He is always so stingy with money; he's even reluctant to buy a bottle of water for someone.
Bié别
nà那
me么
kōu抠
sou搜
le了
，
dà大
fang方
yī一
diǎn点
。
Don't be so stingy; be more generous.
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Tā他
kōu抠
sou搜
le了
bàn半
tiān天
，
zuì最
hòu后
zhǐ只
juān捐
le了
shí十
kuài块
qián钱
。
He agonized over it for ages and ended up donating only ten yuan.
adjective
stingy; miserly; slow and hesitant in action
informalDescribes a person's character (stingy) or the manner in which they act (slow, hesitant).
Tā他
zhè这
ge个
rén人
tài太
kōu抠
sou搜
，
méi没
rén人
yuàn愿
yì意
gēn跟
tā他
hé合
huǒ伙
。
He is too stingy; nobody wants to partner with him.
Zuò做
shì事
bié别
zhè这
me么
kōu抠
kou抠
sōu搜
sōu搜
de的
，
lì利
suo索
diǎn点
！
Don't be so slow and hesitant; be more decisive!
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Kàn看
tā他
nà那
kōu抠
sou搜
de的
yàng样
zi子
，
zhēn真
ràng让
rén人
zháo着
jí急
。
Looking at his slow, hesitant manner is really frustrating.