啬 (sè): stingy

啬字的写法很特别，让我印象深刻。

sè zì de xiě fǎ hěn tè bié , ràng wǒ yìn xiàng shēn kè .

The way the character "吝" is written is quite unique, and it really left an impression on me.

大概是招待徒步者们的丰富经验也能理解我们的饥寒交迫，她准备起食物毫不吝啬。

dà gài shì zhāo dài tú bù zhě men de fēng fù jīng yàn yě néng lǐ jiě wǒ men de jī hán jiāo pò , tā zhǔn bèi qǐ shí wù háo bù lìn sè .

Perhaps because of her extensive experience hosting hikers, she understood just how hungry and cold we were, and she generously prepared food for us.

如今，我不再把妈妈简单地归类为“节俭到吝啬”，而是看到了她背后复杂的人生故事。

rú jīn , wǒ bù zài bǎ mā mā jiǎn dān dì guī lèi wéi jié jiǎn dào lìn sè , ér shì kàn dào le tā bèi hòu fù zá de rén shēng gù shì .

Nowadays, I no longer simply label my mother as “frugal to the point of being stingy”; instead, I see the complex life story behind her behavior.