拮据 jiéjù

  1. jiéjù verb in financial difficulty
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
    Notes: (CC-CEDICT '拮据'; Guoyu '拮据' 2; Mathews 1931 '拮据', p. 105)
  2. jiéjù verb to hold on to with effort; to manage with difficulty
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
    Notes: (CGuoyu '拮据' 1)