吝惜
lìn xī
Pinyin

Definition

吝惜
 - 
lìn xī
  1. to stint
  2. to be miserly

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

可惜
kě xī
  1. 1 it is a pity
  2. 2 what a pity
  3. 3 unfortunately
珍惜
zhēn xī
  1. 1 to treasure
  2. 2 to value
  3. 3 to cherish
惜
xī
  1. 1 to cherish
  2. 2 to begrudge
  3. 3 to pity
  4. 4 Taiwan pr. [xí]
惜别
xī bié
  1. 1 reluctant to part
不吝
bù lìn
  1. 1 not to stint
  2. 2 to be generous (with praise etc)
  3. 3 to be prepared to (pay a fee, give of one's time etc)
不惜
bù xī
  1. 1 not stint
  2. 2 not spare
  3. 3 not hesitate (to do sth)
  4. 4 not scruple (to do sth)
吝啬
lìn sè
  1. 1 stingy
  2. 2 mean
  3. 3 miserly
吝啬鬼
lìn sè guǐ
  1. 1 miser
  2. 2 penny-pincher
吝惜
lìn xī
  1. 1 to stint
  2. 2 to be miserly
叹惜
tàn xī
  1. 1 sigh of regret
惋惜
wǎn xī
  1. 1 to regret
  2. 2 to feel that it is a great pity
  3. 3 to feel sorry for sb
惜福
xī fú
  1. 1 to appreciate one's good fortune
爱惜
ài xī
  1. 1 to cherish
  2. 2 to treasure
  3. 3 to use sparingly
悭吝
qiān lìn
  1. 1 (literary) miserly
  2. 2 stingy
怜惜
lián xī
  1. 1 to take pity on
  2. 2 to feel tenderness toward
怜香惜玉
lián xiāng xī yù
  1. 1 to have tender, protective feelings for the fairer sex (idiom)
疼惜
téng xī
  1. 1 to cherish
  2. 2 to dote on
痛惜
tòng xī
  1. 1 to lament
鄙吝
bǐ lìn
  1. 1 vulgar
  2. 2 stingy
  3. 3 miserly
  4. 4 mean
顾惜
gù xī
  1. 1 to take loving care of
  2. 2 to value

Idioms (4)

不吝珠玉
bù lìn zhū yù
  1. 1 lit. do not begrudge gems of wisdom (idiom, humble expr.); fig. Please give me your frank opinion.
  2. 2 Your criticism will be most valuable.
惺惺惜惺惺
xīng xīng xī xīng xīng
  1. 1 people of talent appreciate one another (idiom)
  2. 2 to sympathize with one another
怜香惜玉
lián xiāng xī yù
  1. 1 to have tender, protective feelings for the fairer sex (idiom)
食之无味，弃之可惜
shí zhī wú wèi , qì zhī kě xī
  1. 1 lit. to be hardly worth eating, but it would still be a pity to discard it (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. some things have little to no value, yet one is still reluctant to part with them

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