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苦绷苦拽 — “Struggling to stretch and pull”

苦绷苦拽 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to struggle hard to make ends meet, often by scrounging or borrowing from various sources; to painstakingly scrape together resources, especially money”. Literally, “struggling to stretch and pull”.

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苦绷苦拽 Pronunciation and Pinyin

苦绷苦拽 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
苦
kǔ9bitter, difficult, suffering
绷
bēng11stretch tight or snap
苦
kǔ9bitter, difficult, suffering
拽
zhuāi9pull or drag forcefully

Example Sentence with 苦绷苦拽

为了给孩子支付学费,他只好苦绷苦拽,四处向亲友借钱。
To pay for his child's tuition, he had no choice but to struggle hard, borrowing money from relatives and friends everywhere.

Idioms Related to 苦绷苦拽

Synonyms of 苦绷苦拽

  • dōng东lā拉xī西chě扯talk aimlessly and disorganize

More idioms starting with 苦

  • kǔ苦bù不kě可yán言too bitter to tell
  • kǔ苦bù不kān堪yán言too miserable to describe
  • kǔ苦bù不liáo聊shēng生live in utter misery
  • kǔ苦zhōng中zuò作lè乐find joy in suffering
  • kǔ苦lè乐bù不jūn均unequal distribution of joys and sorrows
  • kǔ苦lè乐zhī之jìng境realm of suffering and joy
  • kǔ苦zhēng争è恶zhàn战fierce and arduous struggle
  • kǔ苦kǒu口zhī之yào药unpleasant but beneficial advice
  • kǔ苦kǒu口pó婆xīn心to advise earnestly and patiently
  • kǔ苦kǒu口è恶shí石unpleasant but beneficial advice
  • kǔ苦kǒu口liáng良yào药Good medicine tastes bitter but cures illness
  • kǔ苦kǒu口nì逆ěr耳sincere advice that is unpleasant to hear

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Questions about 苦绷苦拽

What does 苦绷苦拽 mean?

苦绷苦拽 (kǔ bēng kǔ zhuāi) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to struggle hard to make ends meet, often by scrounging or borrowing from various sources; to painstakingly scrape together resources, especially money”.

How do you pronounce 苦绷苦拽?

苦绷苦拽 is pronounced kǔ bēng kǔ zhuāi in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 苦绷苦拽 literally mean?

Literally, 苦绷苦拽 means “struggling to stretch and pull”. It is used to mean “to struggle hard to make ends meet, often by scrounging or borrowing from various sources; to painstakingly scrape together resources, especially money”.

What is the Chinese definition of 苦绷苦拽?

绷:拉紧;拽:用力拉。苦苦地东拉西扯,凑集钱财

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