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小氣

xiǎo qì

A2 Level 4* ★ Core word
Stative verb

小氣 (xiǎo qì) is a Chinese word meaning “stingy”. It sits at TOCFL Level 4* (CEFR A2) on Taiwan's official TBCL vocabulary standard, where it is marked a core word.

Definition

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

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Example

他很小氣，從來不請客。

He's stingy and never treats anyone.

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Vocabulary & levels: TBCL / NAER. Parts of speech: TOCFL 8000-word list (SC-TOP). Definitions: CC-CEDICT & CFDICT (CC BY-SA). Stroke data: Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License).