吃紧

吃緊

chījǐn

adjective #37,281

Meanings

1 tight (supply, situation)
2 in short supply
3 critical
4 hard-pressed

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Examples

市场资金吃紧,融资困难。

Shìchǎng zījīn chījǐn, róngzī kùnnán.

Market liquidity is tight and financing is difficult.

最近粮食供应吃紧。

Zuìjìn liángshí gōngyìng chījǐn.

Grain supply has been tight lately.

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usage

A vivid colloquial verb-object that behaves adjectivally. In finance, 资金吃紧 = 'cash-strapped, tight liquidity'. Can also apply to military (前方吃紧 = 'the front lines are hard-pressed') and general pressure situations.

Stroke Order

吃 chī

紧 jǐn