紧张

jǐnzhāng

nervous; keyed up; intense

adjective HSK 3.0 · Band 4 trad. 緊張

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紧
张

Build with these blocks

Chinese words snap together like bricks. Every word below shares a character with this one, so you are already halfway to knowing it.

紧
  • 赶紧gǎnjǐnhurriedlyB4
  • 不要紧búyàojǐnunimportantB5
  • 紧jǐntightB5
  • 紧急jǐnjíurgentB5
  • 紧密jǐnmìinseparably closeB5
  • 抓紧zhuājǐnto keep a firm grip onB5
  • 加紧jiājǐnto intensifyB7
张
  • 张zhāngsurname ZhangB3
  • 夸张kuāzhāngto exaggerateB6
  • 主张zhǔzhāngto advocateB6
  • 东张西望dōngzhāng-xīwàngto look in all directions (idiom)B7
  • 慌张huāngzhāngflusteredB7
  • 开张kāizhāngto open a businessB7
  • 扩张kuòzhāngexpansionB7

See it in sentences

考试前我很紧张。

I get nervous before exams.

别紧张，慢慢来。

Do not be nervous, take it slow.