守财奴

守財奴

shǒucáinú

noun #29,714

Measure Word

一个守财奴 gè

Meanings

1 miser
2 scrooge
3 penny-pincher

Characters

to guard, to keep

Examples

他是出了名的守财奴，从不请客吃饭。

Tā shì chū le míng de shǒucáinú, cóngbù qǐngkè chīfàn.

He is a notorious miser and never treats anyone to a meal.

那个守财奴把所有钱都藏在床垫下面。

Nàge shǒucáinú bǎ suǒyǒu qián dōu cáng zài chuángdiàn xiàmiàn.

That miser hid all his money under the mattress.

Tips

memory

守 = guard, 财 = wealth, 奴 = slave. A 守财奴 is literally a 'slave to guarding wealth' — someone so obsessed with keeping money that they become enslaved to it.

Stroke Order

守 shǒu

财 cái

奴 nú