据

jù

HSK 5

据 — jù

1. according to; based on; to act in accordance with; to depend on; to seize; to occupy

   据报导，台风将在明天早上登陆。 jù bàodǎo táifēng jiāng zài míngtiān zǎoshàng dēnglù — According to reports, the typhoon will make landfall tomorrow morning.

据 — jū

1. used only in the compound 拮据 (jiéjū) — short of money; hard up

   他最近手头很拮据，买不起机票。 tā zuìjìn shǒutóu hěn jiéjū mǎibùqǐ jīpiào — He's been hard up recently and can't afford a plane ticket.