斗筲之人 dǒu shāo zhī rén

a small-minded person; a bean-counter

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. a small-minded person
  2. 2. a bean-counter

Characters

Character Meaning
斗 dǒu HSK 5
to fight; to contend; to struggle
筲 shāo
basket; basket (container) for chopsticks; bucket
之 zhī HSK 4
(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的de); it
人 rén HSK 1
person; people; man