拮据

jié jū

Dictionary entry

hard pressed for money; in financial straits

What does 拮据 mean?

拮据 (jié jū) has the following dictionary meaning.

1hard pressed for money; in financial straits

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拮jiéantagonistic · laboring hard 据jùvariant of 據|据[ju4]

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拮据

jié jū

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