不吝

bùlìn

verb #32,982

Meanings

1 to not stint
2 to be generous with
3 to be willing to (give, spend, share)

Characters

stingy/begrudging

Examples

请您不吝赐教。

Qǐng nín bùlìn cìjiào.

Please be generous with your guidance.

他对朋友不吝相助。

Tā duì péngyǒu bùlìn xiāngzhù.

He never holds back when helping his friends.

Tips

register

Polished, written register. Most commonly seen in fixed humble formulas: 不吝赐教 ('please don't hold back your instruction', a polite request for feedback) and 不吝赞美/夸奖 ('be generous with praise'). Always followed by what is being given freely.

Stroke Order

不 bù

吝 lìn