Dictionary🇨🇳 Chinese → 🇺🇸 English
緊
jǐn
Description
"緊"这个字的意思是很紧，不松。
The word "緊" means very tight, not loose.
我们也用它表示时间很急，或者钱很少不够用。
We also use it to indicate that time is urgent or money is scarce and insufficient.
Meanings
緊jǐn
tight; not loose
这条裤子太緊了。
These pants are too tight.
緊jǐn
urgent; pressing
事情很緊，我们快点走。
Things are urgent; let's hurry.
手头緊shǒutóu jǐn
short of money
这个月我手头有点緊。
I'm a bit short on money this month.
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Notes
- Note
緊 is the traditional form; simplified Chinese writes it as 紧.
- Nuance
紧 covers physical tightness and abstract urgency, unlike English which splits these.
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