# 小气 (xiǎoqì)

In Mandarin Chinese, 小气 (xiǎoqì) means “stingy; petty; narrow-minded”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: stingy; petty; narrow-minded
- Pinyin: xiǎoqì (xiao3 qi4)
- Traditional: 小氣
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9
- HSK 2.0 · Level 5

## Examples

- 他对朋友从不小气，很大方。
  Tā duì péngyou cóng bù xiǎoqì, hěn dàfang.
  He is never stingy with his friends; he is very generous.

## Characters

- [小](https://hanziro.com/word/xiao-small/) (xiǎo): small; little
- [气](https://hanziro.com/word/qi-air/) (qì): air; gas

https://hanziro.com/word/xiao-qi-stingy/

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