| 1 | 紧张 | 緊張 | jǐn zhāng | jin3 zhang1 | nervous; keyed up; intense; tense; strained; in short supply; scarce; Classifiers: 阵 | | |
| 2 | 紧紧 | 緊緊 | jǐn jǐn | jin3 jin3 | closely; tightly | | |
| 3 | 紧 | 緊 | jǐn | jin3 | tight; strict; close at hand; near; urgent; tense; hard up; short of money; to tighten | | |
| 4 | 紧密 | 緊密 | jǐn mì | jin3 mi4 | inseparably close | | |
| 5 | 赶紧 | 趕緊 | gǎn jǐn | gan3 jin3 | hurriedly; without delay | | |
| 6 | 紧急 | 緊急 | jǐn jí | jin3 ji2 | compact set; urgent; emergency | | |
| 7 | 抓紧 | 抓緊 | zhuā jǐn | zhua1 jin3 | to grasp firmly; to pay special attention to; to rush in; to make the most of | | |
| 8 | 不要紧 | 不要緊 | bù yào jǐn | bu4 yao4 jin3 | unimportant; not serious; it doesn't matter; never mind; it looks all right, but | | |
| 9 | 要紧 | 要緊 | yào jǐn | yao4 jin3 | important; urgent | | |
| 10 | 加紧 | 加緊 | jiā jǐn | jia1 jin3 | to clamp; to grip; to intensify; to speed up; to step up | | |
| 11 | 紧闭 | 緊閉 | jǐn bì | jin3 bi4 | to close securely; tightly closed; secure | | |
| 12 | 紧迫 | 緊迫 | jǐn pò | jin3 po4 | pressing; urgent | | |
| 13 | 紧贴 | 緊貼 | jǐn tiē | jin3 tie1 | to stick close to; to press up against | | |
| 14 | 紧缩 | 緊縮 | jǐn suō | jin3 suo1 | (economics) to reduce; to curtail; to cut back; to tighten; austerity; tightening; crunch | | |
| 15 | 紧逼 | 緊逼 | jǐn bī | jin3 bi1 | to press hard; to close in on | | |
| 16 | 过紧日子 | 過緊日子 | guò jǐn rì zi | guo4 jin3 ri4 zi5 | to lead a thrifty life | | |
| 17 | 紧绷绷 | 緊繃繃 | jǐn bēng bēng | jin3 beng1 beng1 | tight; stretched; (face, lips) taut; strained | | |
| 18 | 追捕很紧 | 追捕很緊 | zhuī bǔ hén jǐn | zhui1 bu3 hen2 jin3 | very close on our trail | | |
| 19 | 紧巴 | 緊巴 | jǐn bā | jin3 ba1 | tight (i.e. lacking money); hard up; same as 紧巴巴 | | |
| 20 | 绷紧 | 繃緊 | bēng jǐn | beng1 jin3 | to stretch taut | | |
| 21 | 过度紧张 | 過度緊張 | guò dù jǐn zhāng | guo4 du4 jin3 zhang1 | hypertension; excessive stress | | |
| 22 | 关紧 | 關緊 | guān jǐn | guan1 jin3 | to close firmly; to fasten securely; to make fast; to lock | | |
| 23 | 箍紧 | 箍緊 | gū jǐn | gu1 jin3 | to fasten tightly with a hoop | | |
| 24 | 愁眉紧锁 | 愁眉緊鎖 | chóu méi jǐn suǒ | chou2 mei2 jin3 suo3 | to frown deeply (idiom) | | |
| 25 | 吃紧 | 吃緊 | chī jǐn | chi1 jin3 | in short supply; dire; tense; critical; hard-pressed; important | | |