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Usages of jīngjì
他 家 的 经济 不 太 好， 学费 对 他们 来说 是 一 个 大 问题。Tā jiā de jīngjì bú tài hǎo, xuéfèi duì tāmen láishuō shì yì gè dà wèntí.
His family’s finances aren’t very good; tuition is a big problem for them.
因为 学费 很 贵， 他 觉得 家里 的 经济 更 紧张。Yīnwèi xuéfèi hěn guì, tā juéde jiāli de jīngjì gèng jǐnzhāng.
Because tuition is very expensive, he feels his family’s finances are even tighter.
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