Chinese Word: 慳 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

慳 (Simplified: 悭)

Pinyin: qiān

English Definition: stingy

Chinese Definition:
①小气，吝啬：悭吝。悭囊。悭涩。
②缺欠：缘悭一面(缺少一面之缘)。[合]悭涩(悭吝。吝啬)；悭啬(吝啬)；悭贪(吝啬而贪得)；悭囊(聚钱器。即扑满)；悭滥(钱币质量粗劣。)

Total strokes: 14; Radical: 心

Ideographic:Having a hard 堅 heart 忄; 堅 also provides the pronunciation

Character Formation:

⿰ Left to right
- 忄 [ xīn ] heart; mind; soul
- 堅 [ jiān ] hard, strong; firm, resolute

Similar Characters: 摼

	慳吝	qiān lìn	(literary) miserly; stingy
	慳儉	qiān jiǎn	to be frugal

1		duì bu qǐ 对不起， bà ba 爸爸 gāng 刚 chū qù 出去， zhēn shi 真是 yuán 缘 qiān 悭 yí miàn 一面。 Sorry, bad luck! My papa has just gone out.
2		bù néng 不能 miǎn yú 免于 qiān 悭 sè 啬， què 却 zuò 做 bù shī 布施 zhī 之 xíng 行， shì 是 wèi 为 biǎo miàn 表面。 It is superficial to act generously without being free from stinginess.
3		fó 佛 jiào dǎo 教导 wǒ men 我们 yòng 用「 bù shī 布施」 de 的 fāng fǎ 方法 xiāo chú 消除 qiān 悭 tān 贪 de 的 zhàng ài 障碍。 The Buddha has taught us to let go of all desires and greed.
4		gāi 该 jì huà 计划 zhǐ zài 旨在 gǔ lì 鼓励 shì mín 市民 tuǒ shàn 妥善 huí shōu 回收 qiān 悭 diàn 电 dǎn 胆 jí 及 guāng guǎn 光管。 The objective of the programme is to encourage proper collection and recycling of used fluorescent lamps (FLs).
5		huáng hòu 皇后 zhǔ shí 煮食 bāo 煲 jù 具 jiān gù 坚固 nài yòng 耐用， yōu liáng 优良 shè jì 设计 jiǎn shǎo 减少 pēng tiáo 烹调 shí jiān 时间， jì 既 shěng 省 rán liào 燃料 yòu 又 kě 可 qiān 悭 jīn qián 金钱。 Made of durable materials and special design, Queen Cookerware lessens cooking time, thus saving fuel and money.

1		duì bu qǐ 对不起， bà ba 爸爸 gāng 刚 chū qù 出去， zhēn shi 真是 yuán 缘 qiān 悭 yí miàn 一面。 Sorry, bad luck! My papa has just gone out.
2		bù néng 不能 miǎn yú 免于 qiān 悭 sè 啬， què 却 zuò 做 bù shī 布施 zhī 之 xíng 行， shì 是 wèi 为 biǎo miàn 表面。 It is superficial to act generously without being free from stinginess.
3		fó 佛 jiào dǎo 教导 wǒ men 我们 yòng 用「 bù shī 布施」 de 的 fāng fǎ 方法 xiāo chú 消除 qiān 悭 tān 贪 de 的 zhàng ài 障碍。 The Buddha has taught us to let go of all desires and greed.
4		gāi 该 jì huà 计划 zhǐ zài 旨在 gǔ lì 鼓励 shì mín 市民 tuǒ shàn 妥善 huí shōu 回收 qiān 悭 diàn 电 dǎn 胆 jí 及 guāng guǎn 光管。 The objective of the programme is to encourage proper collection and recycling of used fluorescent lamps (FLs).
5		huáng hòu 皇后 zhǔ shí 煮食 bāo 煲 jù 具 jiān gù 坚固 nài yòng 耐用， yōu liáng 优良 shè jì 设计 jiǎn shǎo 减少 pēng tiáo 烹调 shí jiān 时间， jì 既 shěng 省 rán liào 燃料 yòu 又 kě 可 qiān 悭 jīn qián 金钱。 Made of durable materials and special design, Queen Cookerware lessens cooking time, thus saving fuel and money.