手头拮据 Pronunciation and Pinyin
手头拮据 Usage and Examples
short of money
hard up
financially strapped
broke
每当我手头拮据的时候，他总是倾囊相助。
Whenever I'm hard up for money, he will empty his purse to help me.
消费者花钱少了，商家感到手头拮据。
Consumers are spending less and merchants are feeling the pinch.
The characters in 手头拮据
Stroke OrderMore words starting with 手
- shǒu手yì一huī挥a wave of the hand, waved his hand
- shǒu手shàng上in hand, on hand
- shǒu手xià下subordinate, underling
- shǒu手xià下rén人subordinate, underling
- shǒu手xià下shì士bīng兵subordinate soldiers, troops
- shǒu手xià下méi没yǒu有shí实quán权No real power., Lacks actual authority.
- shǒu手xià下yǎn演yuán员managed actor, talent
- shǒu手xià下de的subordinate, under one's command
- shǒu手zhōng中in hand, in possession
- shǒu手zhōng中de的in hand, at hand
- shǒu手zhōng中de的shū书the book in hand, the book in my hand
- shǒu手zhōng中de的cái材liào料Materials in hand, Information at hand
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Open the tool →Questions about 手头拮据
What does 手头拮据 mean in Chinese?
手头拮据 (shǒu tóu jié jū) means “short of money, hard up, financially strapped, broke”.
How do you pronounce 手头拮据?
手头拮据 is pronounced shǒu tóu jié jū in Mandarin Chinese.
How do you say “short of money” in Chinese?
“short of money” is 手头拮据 (shǒu tóu jié jū) in Chinese.
How is 手头拮据 used in a sentence?
This page has 2 example sentences using 手头拮据, each with pinyin and an English translation.