Chinese word dictionary

斗筲之人

dǒu shāo zhī rén · a small-minded person; a bean-counter

Word information

Simplified斗筲之人
Traditional斗筲之人
Pinyindǒu shāo zhī rén
Part of speechDictionary
HSK 3.0Not listed
HSK 2.0Not listed

How to learn 斗筲之人

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