紧

jǐn

tense, tight, taut; firm, secure

How to write 紧, stroke by stroke

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

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紧张jǐn zhāngnervous; keyed up; intense; tense; strained; in short supply; scarce
赶紧gǎn jǐnhurriedly; without delay
紧急jǐn jíurgent; emergency
不要紧bù yào jǐnunimportant; not serious; it doesn't matter; never mind; it looks all right, but
抓紧zhuā jǐnto keep a firm grip on; to pay close attention to; to lose no time in (doing sth)
要紧yào jǐnimportant; urgent
紧紧jǐn jǐnclosely; tightly
紧密jǐn mìinseparably close
紧迫jǐn pòpressing; urgent
无关紧要wú guān jǐn yàoindifferent; insignificant
盯紧dīng jǐnto keep an eye on
紧接着jǐn jiē zheimmediately afterwards; shortly after that

比赛前我一直都很紧张。
bǐ sài qián wǒ yì zhí dōu hěn jǐn zhāng 。
I always get nervous just before a match.
紧急情况下，您可以联系我。
jǐn jí qíng kuàng xià ， nín kě yǐ lián xì wǒ 。
If there's anything urgent, you can get in touch with me.
你怎么这么要紧哪！
nǐ zěn me zhè me yào jǐn nǎ ！
Why are you in such a hurry?
那个溺水的男人抓紧了绳子。
nà ge nì shuǐ de nán rén zhuā jǐn le shéng zi 。
The drowning man grasped at the rope.
友谊紧紧联系着我们。
yǒu yì jǐn jǐn lián xì zhe wǒ men 。
We are bound to each other by a close friendship.