Chinese Word: 紧 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

紧 (Trad.: 緊)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: 松

Total strokes: 10; Radical: 糸

Pictophonetic:方 indicates the sound; 糸 (silk) conveys the meaning.

Character Formation:

⿱ Above to below
- ⿰ Left to right
  - 又 [ yòu ] and, also, again, in addition
- 糸 [ mì ] silk; thread

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紧张HSK 4	jǐn zhāng	nervous; keyed up; intense; tense; strained; in short supply; scarce; Classifiers: 阵
紧急HSK 5	jǐn jí	urgent; emergency
紧密	jǐn mì	inseparably close
抓紧HSK 5	zhuā jǐn	to grasp firmly; to pay special attention to; to rush in; to make the most of
赶紧HSK 5	gǎn jǐn	hurriedly; without delay

1		tā 她 kàn qǐ lai 看起来 hěn 很 jǐn zhāng 紧张。 She seems very nervous.
2		wǒ men 我们 gǎn jǐn 赶紧 lí kāi 离开 zhè lǐ 这里。 Let's leave here quickly.
3		wǒ men 我们 dōu 都 gǎn dào 感到 hěn 很 jǐn zhāng 紧张。 We all feel very tense.
4		dāng xīn 当心！ zhè 这 shì 是 yī tiáo 一条 jǐn jí 紧急 tōng zhī 通知。 Caution! This is an urgent notice.
5		gǎn jǐn 赶紧 huí jiā 回家， bú yào 不要 chí dào 迟到。 Hurry back home and don't be late.

1		tā 她 kàn qǐ lai 看起来 hěn 很 jǐn zhāng 紧张。 She seems very nervous.
2		wǒ men 我们 gǎn jǐn 赶紧 lí kāi 离开 zhè lǐ 这里。 Let's leave here quickly.
3		wǒ men 我们 dōu 都 gǎn dào 感到 hěn 很 jǐn zhāng 紧张。 We all feel very tense.
4		dāng xīn 当心！ zhè 这 shì 是 yī tiáo 一条 jǐn jí 紧急 tōng zhī 通知。 Caution! This is an urgent notice.
5		gǎn jǐn 赶紧 huí jiā 回家， bú yào 不要 chí dào 迟到。 Hurry back home and don't be late.