# 吝啬 (lìnsè)

In Mandarin Chinese, 吝啬 (lìnsè) means “stingy; miserly”. It was previously included at level 6 of the HSK 2.0 exam.

- Meaning: stingy; miserly
- Pinyin: lìnsè (lin4 se4)
- Traditional: 吝嗇
- Not in HSK 3.0
- HSK 2.0 · Level 6

## Examples

- 那个富商非常吝啬，从不帮助穷人。
  Nàge fùshāng fēicháng lìnsè, cóngbù bāngzhù qióngrén.
  That rich merchant is extremely stingy and never helps the poor.

## Characters

- 吝 (lìn): stingy
- 啬 (sè): stingy

https://hanziro.com/word/lin-se-stingy/

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