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守财奴

shǒu cái nú

3-character word Traditional 守財奴

What 守财奴 means

1. miser
2. scrooge

The characters in 守财奴

• 守shǒuto guard; to defend; to keep watch
• 财cáimoney; wealth; riches
• 奴núslave

Example sentences

• 别当守财奴！
  Don't be a penny-pincher.
• 这个守财奴打开了盒子，发现他的钱被偷了。
  Zhège shǒucáinú dǎkāi le hézi, fāxiàn tā de qián bèi tōu le.
  The miser opened the box to find his money stolen.
• 守财奴积聚钱财不是因为他谨慎，而是因为他贪婪。
  Shǒucáinú jījù qiáncái bù shì yīnwèi tā jǐnshèn, érshì yīnwèi tā tānlán.
  A miser hoards money not because he is prudent but because he is greedy.