紧

Tight in Chinese: 紧 (jǐn)

jǐn

tight

HSK 3.0 Level 3Traditional: 緊2 example sentences

Definitions

  1. 1tight
  2. 2strict
  3. 3close at hand
  4. 4near
  5. 5urgent
  6. 6tense
  7. 7hard up
  8. 8short of money
  9. 9to tighten

Stroke order

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紧

Zhuyin

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ㄐㄧㄣˇ

jǐn

ㄐ/ jㄧ/ iㄣ/ enˇ/ third tone

Simplified & traditional

紧

Simplified

緊

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 咬紧牙关。

    yǎo jǐn yá guān。

    Bite the bullet.

  • 她双眼紧闭。

    tā shuāng yǎn jǐn bì。

    She kept her eyes closed.

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Related words

紧张

jǐn zhāng

nervous

赶紧

gǎn jǐn

hurriedly

紧急

jǐn jí

urgent

抓紧

zhuā jǐn

to keep a firm grip on

紧密

jǐn mì

inseparably close

紧紧

jǐn jǐn

closely

加紧

jiā jǐn

to intensify

紧凑

jǐn còu

compact

紧迫

jǐn pò

pressing

紧缺

jǐn quē

in short supply

紧缩

jǐn suō

(economics) to reduce

要紧

yào jǐn

important

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