紧张
jǐn zhāngㄐㄧㄣˇ ㄓㄤ
Sino-Vietnamese: KHẨN TRƯƠNG
Traditional: 緊張
HSK 4HSK 3.0 · 4TOCFL 1
Meaning(adjective, adverbial adjective, nominal adjective)
nervous; keyed up; intense; tense; strained; in short supply; scarce
Mainly means nervous or tense; it doesn't mean hurry up.
Measure words: 阵
Examples
第一次面试,我很紧张。
dì yī cì miàn shì, wǒ hěn jǐn zhāng.
I was nervous at my first interview.
别紧张,慢慢说。
bié jǐn zhāng, màn màn shuō.
Relax, take your time.
最近工作很紧张。
zuì jìn gōng zuò hěn jǐn zhāng.
Work has been very intense lately.
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Stroke order
KHẨN · 10 strokes
tight; strict; close at hand; near; urgent; tense; hard up; short of money; to tighten
TRƯƠNG · 7 strokes
surname Zhang
Related words
- 紧 jǐn — tight; strict; close at hand; near; urgent; tense; hard up; short of money; to tighten
- 赶紧 gǎn jǐn — hurriedly; without delay
- 紧急 jǐn jí — urgent; emergency
- 抓紧 zhuā jǐn — to keep a firm grip on; to pay close attention to; to lose no time in (doing sth)
- 不要紧 bù yào jǐn — unimportant; not serious; it doesn't matter; never mind; it looks all right, but
- 紧密 jǐn mì — inseparably close
- 紧迫 jǐn pò — pressing; urgent