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紧
緊
jǐn
1. tight
2. strict
3. close at hand
4. near
5. urgent
6. tense
7. hard up
8. short of money
9. to tighten
Very Common • Top 1%

Character Breakdown (Single character)

紧
jǐn
tense, tight, taut; firm, secure
HSK 4 10 丶

Compound Words (20)

加紧
jiājǐn
to intensify
勒紧
lēijǐn
to tighten
吃紧
chījǐn
in short supply
严紧
yánjǐn
strict
压紧
yājǐn
to compress
夹紧
jiājǐn
to clamp
手紧
shǒujǐn
tightfisted
打紧
dǎjǐn
important
抓紧
zhuājǐn
to grasp firmly
HSK 5
拉紧
lājǐn
to pull tight
挤紧
jǐjǐn
to squeeze
收紧
shōujǐn
to tighten up (restrictions etc)
束紧
shùjǐn
gird
箍紧
gūjǐn
to fasten tightly with a hoop
紧俏
jǐnqiào
(merchandise) in high demand
紧密
jǐnmì
inseparably close
紧巴
jǐnbā
tight (i.e. lacking money)
紧张
jǐnzhāng
nervous
HSK 4
紧急
jǐnjí
urgent
HSK 5
紧扣
jǐnkòu
to stick closely to (a topic or theme etc)

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
4
Character Frequency Rank
559
Word Frequency Rank
623 of 84,292

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