一毛不拔

yìmáo-bùbá

extremely stingy; unwilling to give a cent

HSK 3.0 word list · Band 7
Dictionary entry

(lit.) unwilling to spare a single hair (idiom); (fig.) extremely stingy

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See it in sentences

他小气得一毛不拔。

Tā xiǎoqi de yìmáo-bùbá.

English

He is so stingy he would not part with a penny.

一毛不拔的人有朋友吗？

Yìmáo-bùbá de rén yǒu péngyou ma?

English

Does a stingy person have friends?

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