What does 吝啬 mean in Chinese?

吝啬 (lìn sè) means "stingy; mean; miserly" in Chinese.

How do you pronounce 吝啬?

吝啬 is pronounced "lìn sè" in Mandarin Chinese. It is made up of 2 syllables.

吝啬 is not part of the HSK vocabulary lists. It may be a specialized or advanced word.

吝啬 is made up of the characters 吝, 啬. Each character has its own meaning and can appear in other words.

You can practice writing 吝啬 using our stroke order tool.

吝啬

lìn sè

stingy; mean; miserly

Traditional: 吝嗇

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This word is not part of the HSK vocabulary lists.

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