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手头

shǒu tóu · shou tou

Traditional 手頭

HSK 7–9

Meaning

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  1. on hand
  2. at hand
  3. one's financial situation
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A tight month

  1. Liangliang

    灯灯(dēngdēng)，我(wǒ)这个(zhège)月(yuè)手头(shǒutóu)有点(yǒudiǎn)紧(jǐn)。

    Dengdeng, my money is a bit tight this month.

  2. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)手头(shǒutóu)也(yě)有点(yǒudiǎn)紧(jǐn)，这个(zhège)月(yuè)买(mǎi)了(le)很多(hěnduō)书(shū)。

    Mine is tight too. I bought lots of books this month.

  3. Liangliang

    那(nà)你(nǐ)手头(shǒutóu)有(yǒu)现金(xiànjīn)吗(ma)？

    Then do you have any cash on hand?

  4. Dengdeng

    手头(shǒutóu)只有(zhǐyǒu)二十块(èrshíkuài)，不过(bùguò)我(wǒ)有(yǒu)一(yī)张(zhāng)包子店(bāozidiàn)的(de)优惠券(yōuhuìquàn)。

    Only twenty yuan on hand, but I have a bun shop coupon.

  5. Liangliang

    太好了(tàihǎole)！有(yǒu)了(le)优惠券(yōuhuìquàn)，二十块(èrshíkuài)能(néng)买(mǎi)四个(sìgè)包子(bāozi)。

    Great! With the coupon, twenty yuan buys four buns.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

他(tā)的(de)书(shū)销(xiāo)路(lù)不(bù)好(hǎo)，所(suǒ)以(yǐ)现(xiàn)在(zài)手(shǒu)头(tóu)十(shí)分(fēn)拮(jié)据(jū)。

He is badly off, because his book doesn't sell well.

Tatoeba: Chinese by nickyeow · English by Dejo · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

我(wǒ)手(shǒu)头(tóu)还(hái)有(yǒu)几(jǐ)件(jiàn)事(shì)没(méi)做(zuò)完(wán)。

I still have a few things on hand that I haven't finished.

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