拮 jié laboring hard Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Showing: All meanings (2) All meanings 3 jié 3 pressed 2antagonistic 1 3 sentences 由于失业,他近来的生活十分拮据。 yóuyú shīyè, tā jìnlái de shēnghuó shífēn jié jū. Due to unemployment, his life has been very financially tight lately. Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary由于失业,他最近的经济状况非常拮据。 yóuyú shīyè, tā zuìjìn de jīngjì zhuàngkuàng fēicháng jié jū. Due to unemployment, his recent financial situation has been very tight. Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary这两种药物之间存在拮抗作用。 zhè liǎng zhǒng yàowù zhījiān cúnzài jié kàng zuòyòng. There is an antagonistic effect between these two drugs. Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary