小气

Meaning(adjective)

stingy; miserly; narrow-minded; petty

Opposite: 大方 (generous).

Examples

• 他很小气，从来不请客。

  tā hěn xiǎo qì, cóng lái bù qǐng kè.

  He's very stingy and never treats anyone.

• 别这么小气，借我用一下嘛。

  bié zhè me xiǎo qì, jiè wǒ yòng yí xià ma.

  Don't be so stingy; let me borrow it for a bit.

• 为这点儿小事生气，太小气了。

  wèi zhè diǎn ér xiǎo shì shēng qì, tài xiǎo qì le.

  Getting angry over such a small thing is really petty.

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