拮据
jié jū
Pinyin

Definition

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

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

据
jù
  1. 1 variant of 據|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 CL:個|个[gè]
占据
zhàn jù
  1. 1 to occupy
  2. 2 to hold
依据
yī jù
  1. 1 according to
  2. 2 basis
  3. 3 foundation
据传
jù chuán
  1. 1 it is rumored that ...
  2. 2 it is reported that ...
据悉
jù xī
  1. 1 according to reports
  2. 2 it is reported (that)
据称
jù chēng
  1. 1 it is said
  2. 2 allegedly
  3. 3 according to reports
  4. 4 or so they say
数据库
shù jù kù
  1. 1 database
证据
zhèng jù
  1. 1 evidence
  2. 2 proof
  3. 3 testimony
借据
jiè jù
  1. 1 receipt for a loan
判据
pàn jù
  1. 1 criterion
  2. 2 criteria
割据
gē jù
  1. 1 to set up an independent regime
  2. 2 to secede
  3. 3 segmentation
  4. 4 division
  5. 5 fragmentation
单据
dān jù
  1. 1 receipts
  2. 2 invoices
  3. 3 transaction records
字据
zì jù
  1. 1 written pledge
  2. 2 contract
  3. 3 IOU
实据
shí jù
  1. 1 factual evidence
引经据典
yǐn jīng jù diǎn
  1. 1 lit. to quote the classics
  2. 2 to quote chapter and verse (idiom)
凭据
píng jù
  1. 1 evidence
拮据
jié jū
  1. 1 hard pressed for money
  2. 2 in financial straits

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

Sample Sentences