shǒu
jǐn

common
adjective

Meaning of 手紧

手紧 means tight-fisted; stingy; reluctant to spend money or give things away; short of money; hard up; tight on cash. Pronounced shǒu jǐn.

  • tight-fisted; stingy; reluctant to spend money or give things away
  • short of money; hard up; tight on cash

Definitions & Examples

xiàng
shǒu
jǐn
 
huì
mǎi
zhè
zhǒng
wán
ér
de
 

He has always been tight-fisted; he wouldn't buy this kind of thing.

qīn
shǒu
jǐn
 
dàn
qīn
què
hěn
kāng
kǎi
 

My father is stingy, but my mother is very generous.