小
气

Stingy in Chinese: 小气 (xiǎo qì)

xiǎo qì

stingy

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 小氣2 example sentences

Definitions

  1. 1stingy
  2. 2miserly
  3. 3narrow-minded
  4. 4petty

Stroke order

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小
气

Zhuyin

This word’s pronunciation in Bopomofo.

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ㄒㄧㄠˇ

xiǎo

ㄒ/ xㄧ/ iㄠ/ aoˇ/ third tone

ㄑㄧˋ

qì

ㄑ/ qㄧ/ iˋ/ fourth tone

Simplified & traditional

小气

Simplified

小氣

Traditional

Example sentences

See 小气 used in real sentences with pinyin and English translations.

  • 汤姆很小气。

    tāng mǔ hěn xiǎo qì。

    Tom is stingy.

  • 你为什么对我这么小气？

    nǐ wèi shén me duì wǒ zhè me xiǎo qì？

    Why are you so mean to me?

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Related words

小

xiǎo

small

气

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gas

天气

tiān qì

weather

小姐

xiǎo jie

young lady

小时

xiǎo shí

hour

生气

shēng qì

to get angry

小心

xiǎo xīn

to be careful

空气

kōng qì

air

力气

lì qi

strength

脾气

pí qi

character

气候

qì hòu

(meteorology) climate

小说

xiǎo shuō

novel

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