小气

xiǎo qì

stingy; petty

HSK 5

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Definitions

ENstingy; petty
小气(不大方吝啬)
ケチな
인색한

Example Sentences

他一点儿也不小气

tā yī diǎnr yě bù xiǎo qì.

He is not stingy at all.

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What does 小气 mean in Chinese?+

小气 (xiǎo qì) means "stingy; petty" in Chinese.

How do you pronounce 小气?+

小气 is pronounced "xiǎo qì" in standard Mandarin Chinese.

What HSK level is 小气?+

小气 is an HSK 5 vocabulary word.

What characters make up 小气?+

小气 is composed of the characters: 小, 气.

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