吝啬

lìnsè

stingy; mean; miserly

Traditional 吝嗇

HSK 2.0 · Level 6 adjective

Meaning

lìnsè lin4 se4

tā他fēicháng非常lìnsè吝啬。

He is very stingy with his money.
nǐ你zhège这个lìnsè吝啬de的lǎotóu老头。

You're a mean old man.
mǎlì玛莉bù不xǐhuan喜欢gēn跟tāngmǔ汤姆yīyàng一样lìnsè吝啬de的nánrén男人。

Mary doesn't like men who are stingy like Tom.