小气

tā shì xiǎo qi de rén

他是小气的人。

He is a miser.

tā xiǎo qi dào le jí diǎn

她小气到了极点。

She is outrageously miserly.

tā tài xiǎo qi lián gè chē dōu bù jiào wǒ gù

他太小气，连个车都不叫我雇。

He is too mean for me to hire a car.

tā shuō zhè huà wèi miǎn tài xiǎo qi le

他说这话未免太小气了。

It's small of him to say this.

qiáo dān de yǎn shuō cháng cháng fèn fèn bù píng xiǎo qi shèn zhì kě bēi

乔丹的演说常常愤愤不平，小气，甚至可悲。

Jordan's speech was bitter, petty, and pathetic.

nǐ zěn me nà me xiǎo qi ne

你怎么那么小气呢？

How could you be so petty?