緊巴

紧巴
jǐnbā
  1. tight (i.e. lacking money)
  2. hard up
  3. same as 緊巴巴

CEDICT

Entry Composition

1 緊 jǐn
  1. tight
  2. strict
  3. close at hand
  4. near
  5. urgent
  6. tense
  7. hard up
  8. short of money
  9. to tighten
2 巴 bā
  1. to long for
  2. to wish
  3. to cling to
  4. to stick to
  5. sth that sticks
  6. close to
  7. next to
  8. spread open
  9. informal abbr. for bus 巴士 bāshì
  10. bar (unit of pressure)
  11. nominalizing suffix on certain nouns, such as 尾巴 wěiba, tail

Containing this entry

緊巴巴 jǐnbābā
  1. tight fitting
  2. hard up (i.e. lacking money)

Related entries

嚴 yán
  1. tight (closely sealed)
  2. stern
  3. strict
  4. rigorous
  5. severe
  6. father
他被严历批评。

He was harshly criticized.

He was harshly criticised.

He underwent severe criticism.

Source: Tatoeba

嚴實 yánshi
  1. (sealed) tight
  2. close
  3. (hidden) safely
  4. securely
緊 jǐn
  1. tight
  2. strict
  3. close at hand
  4. near
  5. urgent
  6. tense
  7. hard up
  8. short of money
  9. to tighten
她眉頭緊鎖。

She scowled.

Source: Tatoeba

緊實 jǐnshí
  1. tight
  2. firm
  3. dense
  4. packed
嚴緊 yánjǐn
  1. strict
  2. tight
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