抠门

摳門
kōumén
adjective #29,948

Meanings

  1. 1 stingy; miserly
  2. 2 tightfisted

Examples

HSK 6
Bié nàme kōumén le, ǒu'ěr dàfāng yīdiǎn'er ma!
Don't be so stingy - be a little generous every now and then!
HSK 7-9
Tā chū le míng de kōumén, cóngláibù qǐngkè chīfàn.
He is famously stingy and never treats anyone to a meal.

Tips

register
抠门 is colloquial and informal. It can be playfully teasing or genuinely critical. The more formal equivalent is 吝啬 (lìnsè), while 小气 (xiǎoqì) is similar in register to 抠门.

Stroke Order

kōu
mén