Definition

Examples

• 他真是个守财奴，一分钱都舍不得花。
  Tā zhēnshi gè shǒu cái nú, yì fēn qián dōu shěbude huā.
  He's a real miser, unwilling to spend a single cent.
• 那个守财奴虽然很有钱，但生活过得像穷人一样。
  Nàge shǒu cái nú suīrán hěn yǒu qián, dàn shēnghuó guò de xiàng qióngrén yíyàng.
  That miser is very rich, but lives like a poor person.
• 大家都说他是个守财奴，因为他从不请客。
  Dàjiā dōu shuō tā shì gè shǒu cái nú, yīnwèi tā cóng bù qǐngkè.
  Everyone says he's a miser because he never treats anyone.