青黄不接 qīng huáng bù jiē

short of supplies or funds; hard to get by

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. lit. yellow does not reach green (idiom); the yellow autumn crop does not last until the green spring crop
  2. 2. temporary deficit in manpower or resources
  3. 3. unable to make ends meet

Characters

Character Meaning
青 qīng HSK 5
green; blue; young (of people)
黄 huáng HSK 3
yellow; surname Huang or Hwang; pornographic
不 bù HSK 1
not; no; (negative prefix)
接 jiē HSK 3
to receive; to answer (the phone); to meet or welcome sb