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Character Decomposition
Etymology
silk
Meanings
tight
strict
close at hand
near
urgent
tense
hard up
short of money
to tighten
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Words with 紧 152 total
important打紧dǎ jǐnin short supply · dire · tense · critical · hard-pressed · important吃紧chī jǐnto intensify · to speed up · to step up加紧jiā jǐntight (i.e. lacking money) · hard up · same as紧巴jǐn bāclosely · tightly紧紧jǐn jǐnpressing · urgent紧迫jǐn pòin short supply · scarce紧缺jǐn quēskintight紧身jǐn shēn(economics) to reduce · to curtail · to cut back · to tighten · austerity · tightening · crunch紧缩jǐn suōnervous · keyed up · intense · tense · strained · in short supply · scarce · CL: zhèn紧张jǐn zhānghurriedly · without delay赶紧gǎn jǐnto tighten up (restrictions etc)收紧shōu jǐntightfisted · stingy · short of money · hard up手紧shǒu jǐnimportant · urgent要紧yào jǐnstrict · tight严紧yán jǐnurgent · in a great hurry · in intimate relationship with sb着紧zháo jǐnto keep a firm grip on · to pay close attention to · to lose no time in (doing sth)抓紧zhuā jǐnto tighten勒紧lēi jǐnto compress压紧yā jǐnto clamp · to grip夹紧jiā jǐn
Idioms with 紧 9 total Chain
(idiom) to take one's time; unhurried; leisurely不紧不慢bù jǐn bù mànthe Band-tightening Spell (in) · a spell or incantation for controlling sb紧箍咒jǐn gū zhòu(lit.) urgent beating of gongs and drums (idiom) · (fig.) to urgently prepare for an upcoming event紧锣密鼓jǐn luó mì gǔindifferent · insignificant无关紧要wú guān jǐn yào(idiom) to grit one's teeth tightly · (idiom) (fig.) to endure pain or suffering; to bite the bullet咬紧牙关yǎo jǐn yá guān
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