入不敷出 rù bù fū chū

income does not cover expenditure; unable to make ends meet

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency 29259th word

Definitions

  1. 1. income does not cover expenditure
  2. 2. unable to make ends meet

Characters

Character Meaning
入 rù HSK 4
to enter; to go into; to join
不 bù HSK 1
not; no; (negative prefix)
敷 fū HSK 6
to apply (powder, ointment etc); to spread; to lay out
出 chū HSK 1
to go out; to come out