小气

Example sentences

• nǐ你wèishénme为什么duì对wǒ我zhème这么xiǎoqì小气？
  Why are you so mean to me?
• nàge那个rén人nàme那么xiǎoqì小气，lián连gǔké谷壳dōu都bù不ràng让lǎoshǔ老鼠chī吃。
  That person's so stingy that he won't even let the mouse have the chaff.
• bùguò不过，wǒ我cónglái从来méiyǒu没有zài在yígè一个xiǎoqì小气de的yīngguó英国jiātíng家庭zuò做guòkè过客。
  However, I've never been a guest in an English household that wasn't generous.