小便宜

xiǎopiányi
noun #39,025

Meanings

  1. 1 petty advantage
  2. 2 small gain at someone else's expense

Examples

HSK 4
Yǒuxiē rén wèile yìdiǎn xiǎopiányi, néng pái yí ge xiǎoshí de duì.
Some people will queue for an hour over a tiny bargain.
HSK 5
Wǒ bù xǐhuan ài zhàn xiǎopiányi de rén.
I don't like people who are always after petty gains.

Tips

mistakes
Read it as 小 + 便宜, not 小便 (urine) + 宜. 便宜 here is "an advantage", not "cheap". The usual verbs are 占 (to grab) and 贪 (to be greedy for): 占小便宜, 贪小便宜.

Stroke Order

小 xiǎo
便 biàn
宜 yí