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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 小气

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
小气 xiǎo qì - stingy
- miserly
- narrow-minded
- petty

List Ranking:

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
5 8 10,481 16,009 7,665

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
小 xiǎo- small
- tiny
- few
- young
气 qì- gas; air
- smell
- weather
- to make angry; to annoy; to get angry
- vital energy; qi

Other Words Containing 小气

Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.

Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
小气 5 8 10,481 16,009 7,665
小气鬼 - - 19,077 61,612 30,162
小里小气 - - 59,716 - -