拮据 jiéjū hard pressed Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 2 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