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手头不便 — “To be short of money”

手头不便 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be short of money”. To be in financial difficulties; to be financially inconvenient. Literally, “Inconvenient at hand”.

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手头不便 Pronunciation and Pinyin

手头不便 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
手
shǒu4hand, skill, person, handy
头
tóu5head
不
bù4not
便
biàn9convenient, then, excrement

Example Sentence with 手头不便

他最近手头不便,所以没能参加这次旅行。
He's been a bit short on cash lately, so he couldn't join the trip.

Idioms Related to 手头不便

More idioms starting with 手

  • shǒu手xià下liú留qíng情show mercy or leniency
  • shǒu手xià下bài败jiàng将one's defeated opponent
  • shǒu手bù不tíng停huī挥write continuously
  • shǒu手bù不tíng停háo毫write continuously without stopping
  • shǒu手bù不yīng应xīn心willing but unable
  • shǒu手bù不chuò辍juǎn卷always studying diligently
  • shǒu手bù不shì释shū书always reading diligently
  • shǒu手bù不shì释juàn卷always reading
  • shǒu手dào到niān拈lái来easily done
  • shǒu手dào到ná拿lái来easily accomplished or obtained
  • shǒu手dào到qín擒lái来achieve success effortlessly
  • shǒu手dào到bìng病chú除cure instantly with great skill

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Questions about 手头不便

What does 手头不便 mean?

手头不便 (shǒu tóu bù biàn) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be short of money”.

How do you pronounce 手头不便?

手头不便 is pronounced shǒu tóu bù biàn in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 手头不便 literally mean?

Literally, 手头不便 means “Inconvenient at hand”. It is used to mean “to be short of money”.

What is the Chinese definition of 手头不便?

手头:手边;便:方便。指手头缺钱

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