紧
张

Nervous in Chinese: 紧张 (jǐn zhāng)

jǐn zhāng

nervous

HSK 3.0 Level 3Traditional: 緊張2 example sentences

Definitions

  1. 1nervous
  2. 2keyed up
  3. 3intense
  4. 4tense
  5. 5strained
  6. 6in short supply
  7. 7scarce

Stroke order

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紧
张

Zhuyin

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ㄐㄧㄣˇ

jǐn

ㄐ/ jㄧ/ iㄣ/ enˇ/ third tone

ㄓㄤ

zhāng

ㄓ/ zhㄤ/ ang—/ first tone

Simplified & traditional

紧张

Simplified

緊張

Traditional

Example sentences

See 紧张 used in real sentences with pinyin and English translations.

  • 我也紧张。

    wǒ yě jǐn zhāng。

    I was nervous, too.

  • 你紧张吗？

    nǐ jǐn zhāng ma？

    Are you nervous?

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Related words

张

zhāng

to open up

紧

jǐn

tight

赶紧

gǎn jǐn

hurriedly

慌张

huāng zhāng

flustered

紧急

jǐn jí

urgent

主张

zhǔ zhāng

to advocate

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

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