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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)

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)
紧抱
jǐnbào
to hug
紧接
jǐnjiē
immediately adjacent
紧握
jǐnwò
to hold firmly, not let go
紧挤
jǐnjǐ
to pinch
紧凑
jǐncòu
compact
紧盯
jǐndīng
to gaze
紧绌
jǐnchù
supply shortage
紧紧
jǐnjǐn
closely
紧缩
jǐnsuō
(economics) to reduce
紧绷
jǐnbēng
to stretch taut

Metadata

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

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