紧

jǐn · jin

Traditional 緊

Meaning

CC-CEDICT
  1. tight
  2. strict
  3. close at hand
  4. near
  5. urgent
  6. tense
  7. hard up
  8. short of money
  9. to tighten

In a sentence

2 examples
01

苹(píng)果(guǒ)在(zài)发(fā)售(shòu)日(rì)期(qī)和(hé)价(jià)格(gé)上(shàng)口(kǒu)风(fēng)仍(réng)然(rán)很(hěn)紧(jǐn)。

Apple is still very secretive with regard to the release date and the price.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fenfang557 · English by FeuDRenais2 · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

请(qǐng)把(bǎ)螺(luó)丝(sī)拧(nǐng)紧(jǐn),不(bù)然(rán)架(jià)子(zi)会(huì)松(sōng)。

Please tighten the screw, otherwise the shelf will loosen.

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Definitions adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG and its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0. Pinyin display and entry grouping have been adapted.

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