Chinese Word: 绌 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

绌 (Trad.: 絀)

Pinyin: chù

English Definition: crimson silk; deficiency; to stitch

Chinese Definition:
①不足，不够：支绌(款项不够分配)。左支右绌。相形见绌(相比之下显得不足)。
②古同“黜”，罢免，革除。

Total strokes: 8; Radical: 糸

Pictophonetic:出 indicates the sound; 纟 (thread) conveys the meaning.

Character Formation:

⿰ Left to right
- 纟 [ sī ] silk; thread
- 出 [ chū ] to go out, to send out; stand; produce

Similar Characters: 绊绅诎

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相形见绌	xiāng xíng jiàn chù	to pale by comparison (idiom)
支绌	zhī chù	not enough; insufficient (of funds)
左支右绌	zuǒ zhī yòu chù	to be in straitened circumstances
紧绌	jǐn chù	supply shortage
将勤补绌	jiāng qín bǔ chù	to compensate for lack of ability through hard work (idiom)

1		tā 它 de 的 xiāng dāng 相当 jǐn 紧 chù 绌 huí dào 回到 nà li 那里。 It's pretty tight back there.
2		xiào fāng 校方 bù 不 yīng 应 yǐ 以 cái zhèng 财政 jǐn 紧 chù 绌 wèi 为 lǐ yóu 理由， jiě gù 解雇 yuán gōng 员工。 The University should not lay off its employees on the ground of financial stringency .
3		zhè xiē 这些 xiàng mù 项目 jiàng 将 zài 在 liú dòng zī jīn 流动资金 jǐn 紧 chù 绌 de 的 huán jìng 环境 de 的 jìng zhēng lì 竞争力。 These items will be in a tight liquidity environment to compete.
4		zhè 这 zhǔ yào 主要 shì 是 yóu yú 由于 yì xiē 一些 xiǎo xíng 小型 hé 和 zhōng xíng 中型 yín háng 银行 yì zhí 一直 jǐn 紧 chù 绌。 This was mainly due to some small and medium-sized banks have been tight liquidity situation.
5		suī rán 虽然 láo gōng 劳工 shì chǎng 市场 réng 仍 jiàn 见 jǐn 紧 chù 绌， dàn 但 tōng zhàng 通胀 què 却 chí xù 持续 xià jiàng 下降。 Inflation continues to decline, even though labour market conditions remain tight.

1		tā 它 de 的 xiāng dāng 相当 jǐn 紧 chù 绌 huí dào 回到 nà li 那里。 It's pretty tight back there.
2		xiào fāng 校方 bù 不 yīng 应 yǐ 以 cái zhèng 财政 jǐn 紧 chù 绌 wèi 为 lǐ yóu 理由， jiě gù 解雇 yuán gōng 员工。 The University should not lay off its employees on the ground of financial stringency .
3		zhè xiē 这些 xiàng mù 项目 jiàng 将 zài 在 liú dòng zī jīn 流动资金 jǐn 紧 chù 绌 de 的 huán jìng 环境 de 的 jìng zhēng lì 竞争力。 These items will be in a tight liquidity environment to compete.
4		zhè 这 zhǔ yào 主要 shì 是 yóu yú 由于 yì xiē 一些 xiǎo xíng 小型 hé 和 zhōng xíng 中型 yín háng 银行 yì zhí 一直 jǐn 紧 chù 绌。 This was mainly due to some small and medium-sized banks have been tight liquidity situation.
5		suī rán 虽然 láo gōng 劳工 shì chǎng 市场 réng 仍 jiàn 见 jǐn 紧 chù 绌， dàn 但 tōng zhàng 通胀 què 却 chí xù 持续 xià jiàng 下降。 Inflation continues to decline, even though labour market conditions remain tight.