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jǐn
HSK 2.0 Level 5 HSK 3.0 Level 3

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Definitions

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

Example Sentences

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Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 4950231)

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Words Containing 紧

紧俏
jǐn qiào

(merchandise) in high demand

无关紧要
wú guān jǐn yào

indifferent

紧抱
jǐn bào

to hug

紧密相联
jǐn mì xiāng lián

closely interrelated

紧急医疗
jǐn jí yī liáo

emergency medical care

紧缩
jǐn suō

(economics) to reduce

不要紧
bù yào jǐn

unimportant

箍紧
gū jǐn

to fasten tightly with a hoop

紧扣
jǐn kòu

to stick closely to (a topic or theme etc)

紧急
jǐn jí

urgent

打紧
dǎ jǐn

important

不当紧
bù dāng jǐn

not important

束紧
shù jǐn

gird

拉紧
lā jǐn

to pull tight

严紧
yán jǐn

strict

创伤后心理压力紧张综合症
chuāng shāng hòu xīn lǐ yā lì jǐn zhāng zōng hé zhèng

post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)

绷紧
bēng jǐn

to stretch taut

勒紧
lēi jǐn

to tighten

紧跟
jǐn gēn

to follow precisely

紧咬不放
jǐn yǎo bù fàng

(idiom) unwilling to let go

紧巴
jǐn bā

tight (i.e. lacking money)

紧要
jǐn yào

critical

紧挤
jǐn jǐ

to pinch

手紧
shǒu jǐn

tightfisted

紧靠
jǐn kào

to be right next to

紧实
jǐn shí

tight

牙关紧闭症
yá guān jǐn bì zhèng

lockjaw

紧凑型车
jǐn còu xíng chē

compact car model

紧急应变
jǐn jí yìng biàn

emergency management

紧接
jǐn jiē

to follow immediately afterwards

紧绷绷
jǐn bēng bēng

tight

要紧
yào jǐn

important

紧急状态
jǐn jí zhuàng tài

state of emergency

紧凑
jǐn còu

compact

关紧
guān jǐn

to close firmly

抓紧学习
zhuā jǐn xué xí

to concentrate on studying hard

紧身
jǐn shēn

skintight

过度紧张
guò dù jǐn zhāng

hypertension

紧绷
jǐn bēng

to stretch taut

紧紧
jǐn jǐn

closely

手头紧
shǒu tóu jǐn

short of money

咬紧牙关
yǎo jǐn yá guān

lit. to bite the teeth tightly (idiom); fig. to grit one's teeth and bear the pain

盯紧
dīng jǐn

to keep an eye on

紧箍咒
jǐn gū zhòu

the Band-tightening Spell (in 西遊記|西游记[xī yóu jì])

不紧不慢
bù jǐn bù màn

(idiom) to take one's time; unhurried; leisurely

不打紧
bù dǎ jǐn

unimportant

紧衣缩食
jǐn yī suō shí

see 節衣縮食|节衣缩食[jié yī suō shí]

紧缺
jǐn quē

in short supply

紧张状态
jǐn zhāng zhuàng tài

tense situation

收紧
shōu jǐn

to tighten up (restrictions etc)

紧逼
jǐn bī

to press hard

紧贴
jǐn tiē

to stick close to

抓紧时间
zhuā jǐn shí jiān

to snatch time

紧随其后
jǐn suí qí hòu

to follow closely behind sb or sth (idiom)

紧接着
jǐn jiē zhe

immediately afterwards

加紧
jiā jǐn

to intensify

松紧带
sōng jǐn dài

(a length of) elastic

着紧
zháo jǐn

urgent

紧急危害
jǐn jí wēi hài

emergency risk

咬紧牙根
yǎo jǐn yá gēn

see 咬緊牙關|咬紧牙关[yǎo jǐn yá guān]

风声紧
fēng shēng jǐn

(fig.) the situation is tense

紧密
jǐn mì

inseparably close

紧要关头
jǐn yào guān tóu

urgent and important moment (idiom); critical juncture

紧裹
jǐn guǒ

to wrap tightly

紧凑渺子线圈
jǐn còu miǎo zǐ xiàn quān

Compact Muon Solenoid (CMS)

抓紧
zhuā jǐn

to grasp firmly

紧迫盯人
jǐn pò dīng rén

to keep a close eye on sb (idiom)

紧密织物
jǐn mì zhī wù

closely woven fabric

挤紧
jǐ jǐn

to squeeze

紧张
jǐn zhāng

nervous

紧张缓和
jǐn zhāng huǎn hé

detente

紧盯
jǐn dīng

to gaze

夹紧
jiā jǐn

to clamp

通货紧缩
tōng huò jǐn suō

deflation

压紧
yā jǐn

to compress

紧邻
jǐn lín

to be right next to

紧急疏散
jǐn jí shū sàn

emergency evacuation

紧巴巴
jǐn bā bā

tight fitting

赶紧
gǎn jǐn

hurriedly

紧迫
jǐn pò

pressing

缩紧
suō jǐn

to tighten

勒紧裤带
lēi jǐn kù dài

to tighten one's belt

紧密配合
jǐn mì pèi hé

to coordinate closely

紧急事件
jǐn jí shì jiàn

emergency

联邦紧急措施署
lián bāng jǐn jí cuò shī shǔ

Federal Emergency Management Agency

紧闭
jǐn bì

to close securely

吃紧
chī jǐn

in short supply

紧集
jǐn jí

compact set

紧追
jǐn zhuī

to pursue closely

紧绌
jǐn chù

supply shortage