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jié
竭（拮）
jū
蹶（据）

literary
formal
adjective

Meaning of 竭蹶

竭蹶 means hard up; financially strapped; in difficult economic circumstances. Pronounced jié jū.

  • hard up; financially strapped; in difficult economic circumstances

Definitions & Examples

Gōng公
sī司
jìn近
qī期
yè业
jì绩
bù不
jiā佳
 ，
cái财
zhèng政
xiāng相
dāng当
jié拮
jū据
 。

The company's recent performance has been poor, and its finances are quite tight.

Nà那
duàn段
shí时
jiān间
tā他
shēng生
huó活
jié拮
jū据
 ，
lián连
fáng房
zū租
dōu都
fù付
bù不
qǐ起
 。

During that period, he was living in financial straits and couldn't even pay the rent.

Jié拮
jū据
zhuàng状
tài态
chí持
xù续
le了
jǐ几
gè个
yuè月
 ，
tā他
cái才
zhǎo找
dào到
xīn新
gōng工
zuò作
 。

The state of financial hardship lasted for several months before he found a new job.

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