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

HSK 7-9

请您不吝赐教。

Qǐng nín bùlìn cìjiào.

Please be generous with your guidance.

HSK 7-9

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