拮据 Pronunciation and Pinyin
拮据 Usage and Examples
short of money
hard up
financially straitened
我当学生时总是很拮据。
I was always hard up as a student.
她的父母手头很拮据。
Her parents were very hard up.
The characters in 拮据
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What does 拮据 mean in Chinese?
拮据 (jié jū) means “short of money, hard up, financially straitened”.
How do you pronounce 拮据?
拮据 is pronounced jié jū in Mandarin Chinese.
How do you say “short of money” in Chinese?
“short of money” is 拮据 (jié jū) in Chinese.
How is 拮据 used in a sentence?
This page has 2 example sentences using 拮据, each with pinyin and an English translation.