手紧

fù qīn yī xiàng shǒu jǐn bù huì mǎi zhè zhǒng wán yì r de

父亲一向手紧，不会买这种玩艺儿的。

Father is tight-fisted and won't buy stuff like this.

zhè rén shǒu jǐn

这人手紧。

This person's tight-fisted.

zuì jìn shǒu jǐn wǒ guò liǎng tiān zài mǎi ba

最近手紧，我过两天再买吧。

I'm a bit hard up lately, and I'll buy it later.