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紧 jǐn

tense, tight, taut; firm, secure

Strokes
10
Level
HSK 4
Radical
糸
Traditional
緊
Type
Picto-phonetic
Made of 又糸 ⿱⿰？又糸

Memory hint: silk

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  1. 考试前我很紧张。
    Kǎoshì qián wǒ hěn jǐnzhāng.
    I'm very nervous before the exam.
    exam before I very nervous
  2. 你是不是有点儿紧张？
    Nǐ shì bu shì yǒudiǎnr jǐnzhāng?
    Aren't you a bit nervous?
    you is not is a-bit nervous
  3. 时间不多了，赶紧走吧。
    Shíjiān bù duō le, gǎnjǐn zǒu ba.
    There isn't much time, hurry up and go.
    time not much (particle), hurriedly walk (suggestion)
  4. 他做事一点儿也不紧张。
    Tā zuò shì yìdiǎnr yě bù jǐnzhāng.
    He isn't nervous at all when doing things.
    he do thing a-little also not nervous
  5. 演讲开始前，他紧张得手心都出汗了。
    Yǎnjiǎng kāishǐ qián, tā jǐnzhāng de shǒuxīn dōu chū hàn le.
    Before the speech started, he was so nervous his palms were sweating.
    speech start before, he nervous (particle) palm all emit sweat (particle)

Words with 紧 (6)