Meaning
tight; nervous; strict
Chinese: 紧密、紧张或急迫。
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “jin” becomes a different word in each tone. 紧 is the 3rd tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.
Common Words
- 紧张jǐn zhāngnervous; keyed up; intense; tense
- 赶紧gǎn jǐnhurriedly; without delay
- 紧急jǐn jíurgent; emergency
- 抓紧zhuā jǐnto keep a firm grip on; to pay close attention to; to lose no time in (doing sth)
- 紧密jǐn mìinseparably close
Example Sentence
时间很紧，我们得快一点儿。Shí jiān hěn jǐn, wǒ men děi kuài yì diǎnr.Time is tight; we need to hurry.
时间shí jiān(concept of) time很hěnvery紧jǐntight，我们wǒ menwe得dé(verb complement)快kuàirapid一点儿yī diǎn rerhua variant of 一点。