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紧
jǐn
Main
English Definitiontight; strict; close at hand; near; urgent; tense; hard up; short of money; to tighten
Simplified Script紧
Traditional Script緊
Pinyinjǐn
Effective Pinyin
(After Tone Sandhi)		Same
Zhuyin (Bopomofo) ㄐㄧㄣˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping)gan2
Part of Speech(形) adjective
Proficiency Test LevelHSK.v3=3 TOCFL=5

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Words With Same Head Word    
紧张jǐnzhāngnervous; keyed up; intense; tense; strained; in short supply; scarce
紧急jǐnjíurgent; emergency
紧密jǐnmìinseparably close
紧缩jǐnsuō(economics) to reduce; to curtail; to cut back; to tighten; austerity; tightening; crunch
紧凑jǐncòucompact; terse; tight (schedule)
Words With Same Tail Word    
要紧yàojǐnimportant; urgent
赶紧gǎnjǐnhurriedly; without delay
抓紧zhuājǐnto grasp firmly; to pay special attention to; to rush in; to make the most of
加紧jiājǐnto intensify; to speed up; to step up
紧紧jǐnjǐnclosely; tightly
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