Character

紧 jǐn

tense, tight, taut; firm, secure

HSK 4 #560

紧张 jǐn zhāng HSK 4	nervous; keyed up; intense; tense; strained; in short supply; scarce; CL:陣\|阵[zhen4]
紧急 jǐn jí HSK 5	urgent; emergency
赶紧 gǎn jǐn HSK 5	hurriedly; without delay
抓紧 zhuā jǐn HSK 5	to grasp firmly; to pay special attention to; to rush in; to make the most of
不要紧 bù yào jǐn HSK 5	unimportant; not serious; it doesn't matter; never mind; it looks all right, but
紧迫 jǐn pò HSK 6	pressing; urgent
无关紧要 wú guān jǐn yào	indifferent; insignificant
紧紧 jǐn jǐn	closely; tightly
要紧 yào jǐn	important; urgent
紧密 jǐn mì	inseparably close
紧身 jǐn shēn	skintight
紧跟 jǐn gēn	to follow precisely; to comply with
紧凑 jǐn còu	compact; terse; tight (schedule)
加紧 jiā jǐn	to intensify; to speed up; to step up
紧要关头 jǐn yào guān tóu	urgent and important moment (idiom); critical juncture
收紧 shōu jǐn	to tighten up (restrictions etc)
紧急状态 jǐn jí zhuàng tài	state of emergency
紧要 jǐn yào	critical; crucial; vital
紧握 jǐn wò	to hold firmly, not let go
咬紧牙关 yǎo jǐn yá guān	lit. to bite the teeth tightly (idiom); fig. to grit one's teeth and bear the pain; to bite the bullet
紧贴 jǐn tiē	to stick close to; to press up against
紧逼 jǐn bī	to press hard; to close in on
手头紧 shǒu tóu jǐn	short of money; hard up
紧缩 jǐn suō	(economics) to reduce; to curtail; to cut back; to tighten; austerity; tightening; crunch
紧缺 jǐn quē	in short supply; scarce

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