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拮据

jié jūdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
hard pressed for money / in financial straits
Sources & editorial notes

Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-6a999506b350b880. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

拮据 拮据 [jie2 ju1] /hard pressed for money; in financial straits/

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Reference information

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Character information

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  • 拮
    jié

    antagonistic / laboring hard / pressed

  • 据
    jù

    according to / to act in accordance with / to depend on / to seize / to occupy

    jū

    used in 拮据[jié jū]

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.