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Meaning of 緊

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(Simplified: 紧)HSK 4
Pinyin: jǐn
English Definition: tight; strict; close at hand; near; urgent; tense; hard up; short of money; to tighten
Chinese Definition:
①密切合拢,与“松”相对:拧紧。捆紧。
②靠得极近:紧邻。
③使紧:把琴弦紧紧。
④事情密切接连着,时间急促没有空隙:紧凑。紧密。紧缩。加紧。抓紧。
⑤形势严重,关系重要:紧急。紧促。紧迫。紧要。
⑥不宽裕:紧俏。紧缺。
Antonyms:
Total strokes: 14; Radical:
Pictophonetic: indicates the sound; (thread) conveys the meaning.
Character Formation:
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Example Words
緊張HSK 4 jǐn zhāng nervous; keyed up; intense; tense; strained; in short supply; scarce; Classifiers:
緊急HSK 5 jǐn urgent; emergency
緊密 jǐn inseparably close
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Example Sentences
1
She seems very nervous.
2
Let's leave here quickly.
3
We all feel very tense.
4
Caution! This is an urgent notice.
5
Hurry back home and don't be late.