Dictionary/拮据

拮据

jié jū

ㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄐㄩ
N
1hard pressed for money; in financial straits

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Example

tā他de的shū书xiāo销lù路bù hǎo不好,suǒ yǐ所以xiàn现zài在shǒu手tóu头shí fēn十分jié jū拮据。
他的书销路不好,所以现在手头十分拮据。
He is badly off, because his book doesn't sell well.