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紧 (jǐn): tight; to tighten

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HSK 5adjective, verb

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Pinyin
Meaning: tight; to tighten
Characters: 1
Part of speech: adjective, verb
HSK level: HSK 5
Strokes: 10
Radical: 糸
Structure: 上下结构

Full definitions

tight
strict
close at hand
near
urgent
tense
hard up
short of money
to tighten

Chinese explanation

物体受到拉力或压力后，各部分之间靠得很近，空隙很小，不容易分开或移动
形容时间、空间、关系或安排非常接近，没有多余的空隙或余地
形容经济状况不宽裕，钱不够用
形容心情紧张、不放松。

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