"Hard up" • Chinese-English Dictionary
| 紧 |  jǐn | tight / strict / close at hand / near / urgent / tense / hard up / short of money / to tighten |   |
| 紧巴巴 | jǐn bā bā | tight fitting / hard up (i.e. lacking money) | |
| 手头紧 | shǒu tóu jǐn | short of money / hard up | |
| 手紧 | shǒu jǐn | tightfisted / stingy / short of money / hard up | |
| 紧巴 | jǐn bā | tight (i.e. lacking money) / hard up / same as 緊巴巴|紧巴巴 | |
