拮据
jié jū
Pinyin

Definition

拮据
 - 
jié jū
  1. hard pressed for money
  2. in financial straits

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

据
jù
  1. 1 variant: 据 jù
据说
jù shuō
  1. 1 it is said that
  2. 2 reportedly
数据
shù jù
  1. 1 data
  2. 2 numbers
  3. 3 digital
根据
gēn jù
  1. 1 according to
  2. 2 based on
  3. 3 basis
  4. 4 foundation
  5. 5 classifier: 个 gè
占据
zhàn jù
  1. 1 to occupy
  2. 2 to hold

Idioms (4)

引经据典
yǐn jīng jù diǎn
  1. 1 lit. to quote the classics
  2. 2 to quote chapter and verse (idiom)
据情办理
jù qíng bàn lǐ
  1. 1 to handle a situation according to the circumstances (idiom)
真凭实据
zhēn píng shí jù
  1. 1 reliable evidence (idiom); conclusive proof
  2. 2 definitive evidence
进退失据
jìn tuì shī jù
  1. 1 no room to advance or to retreat (idiom); at a loss
  2. 2 in a hopeless situation