緊 jǐn

tense, tight, taut; firm, secure

DEFINITIONS

  • tense, tight, taut
  • firm, secure
  • tight
  • strict
  • close at hand
  • near
  • urgent
  • tense
  • hard up
  • short of money
  • to tighten

WORDS

不打緊 bù dǎ jǐn unimportant; not serious; it doesn't matter; never mind
不當緊 bù dāng jǐn not important; of no consequence
不要緊 bù yào jǐn unimportant; not serious; it doesn't matter; never mind; it looks all right, but
創傷後心理壓力緊張綜合症 chuāng shāng hòu xīn lǐ yā lì jǐn zhāng zōng hé zhèng post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
加緊 jiā jǐn to intensify; to speed up; to step up
勒緊 lēi jǐn to tighten
勒緊褲帶 lēi jǐn kù dài to tighten one's belt; to live more frugally
吃緊 chī jǐn in short supply; dire; tense; critical; hard-pressed; important
咬緊牙根 yǎo jǐn yá gēn see 咬緊牙關|咬紧牙关[yao3 jin3 ya2 guan1]
咬緊牙關 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
嚴緊 yán jǐn strict; tight
壓緊 yā jǐn to compress
夾緊 jiā jǐn to clamp; to grip
手緊 shǒu jǐn tightfisted; stingy; short of money; hard up
手頭緊 shǒu tóu jǐn short of money; hard up
打緊 dǎ jǐn important
抓緊 zhuā jǐn to grasp firmly; to pay special attention to; to rush in; to make the most of
抓緊學習 zhuā jǐn xué xí to concentrate on studying hard
抓緊時間 zhuā jǐn shí jiān to snatch time; to rush; to hurry (up); to seize the moment
拉緊 lā jǐn to pull tight; tensioning
擠緊 jǐ jǐn to squeeze
收緊 shōu jǐn to tighten up (restrictions etc)
束緊 shù jǐn gird; tighten
無關緊要 wú guān jǐn yào indifferent; insignificant
牙關緊閉症 yá guān jǐn bì zhèng lockjaw; trismus
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