紧 (jǐn) means Tight (in demand - urgent - strict). Below are 24 of the 34 sentences on this site that use it — with pinyin, an English translation and audio. All of them were written by hand; none is machine generated.
Dictionary examples
情况万分 紧 急。
Qíngkuàng wànfēn jǐnjí.
The situation is extremely urgent.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 万分
别 紧 张，慢慢说。
Bié jǐnzhāng, mànmàn shuō.
Do not be nervous; speak slowly.
Dictionary example · HSK 4 · 紧张
这条牛仔裤有点 紧 。
Zhè tiáo niúzǎikù yǒudiǎn jǐn.
These jeans are a little tight.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 牛仔裤
母亲 紧 紧 搂着孩子。
Mǔqīn jǐnjǐn lǒuzhe háizi.
The mother held her child tightly in her arms.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 搂
考试前我有点儿 紧 张。
Kǎoshì qián wǒ yǒudiǎnr jǐnzhāng.
I am a bit nervous before the exam.
Dictionary example · HSK 4 · 紧张
下雨了，赶 紧 回家吧。
Xià yǔ le, gǎnjǐn huí jiā ba.
It is raining; let us hurry home.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 赶紧
他赶 紧 把窗户关上了。
Tā gǎnjǐn bǎ chuānghu guān shàng le.
He quickly closed the window.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 赶紧
这是一项 紧 迫的任务。
Zhè shì yí xiàng jǐnpò de rènwu.
This is an urgent task.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 紧迫
他最近神经有点 紧 张。
Tā zuìjìn shénjīng yǒudiǎn jǐnzhāng.
His nerves have been a little on edge lately.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 神经
请记住 紧 急出口的位置。
Qǐng jì zhù jǐnjí chūkǒu de wèizhi.
Please remember where the emergency exit is.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 紧急
藤蔓 紧 紧 地缠绕在树干上。
Téngwàn jǐnjǐn de chánrào zài shùgàn shang.
The vines wound themselves tightly around the trunk.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 缠绕
这句话缓和了 紧 张的气氛。
Zhè jù huà huǎnhé le jǐnzhāng de qìfēn.
This remark eased the tense atmosphere.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 缓和
时间很 紧 迫，我们得抓 紧 。
Shíjiān hěn jǐnpò, wǒmen děi zhuājǐn.
Time is pressing, so we must get on with it.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 紧迫
情况 紧 急，救援刻不容缓。
Qíngkuàng jǐnjí, jiùyuán kèbùrónghuǎn.
The situation is urgent; the rescue cannot wait a moment.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 刻不容缓
不要 紧 ，这点小事我来处理。
Bú yàojǐn, zhè diǎn xiǎo shì wǒ lái chǔlǐ.
It does not matter, I will deal with this small thing.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 不要紧
她说话大方，一点也不 紧 张。
Tā shuō huà dàfang, yìdiǎn yě bù jǐnzhāng.
She speaks with poise, not nervous at all.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 大方
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From the graded readers
到了那里以后，我还是很 紧 张。
dàole nàli yǐhòu, wǒ háishì hěn jǐnzhāng.
Even so, I was nervous when I got there.
Graded reader · HSK 3 · The Job Interview
重要的是我知道了： 紧 张不可怕，可怕的是因为 紧 张就不上台。
zhòngyào de / dì shì wǒ zhīdào le / liǎo / liào: jǐnzhāng bùkě pà, kěpà de / dì shì yīnwèi jǐnzhāng jiù bù shàngtái.
What mattered was learning that nerves aren't the problem — not going on stage because of them is.
Graded reader · HSK 4 · My First Speech
然后我做了一件我自己都没想到的事：我笑着说，“对不起，我太 紧 张了，我们重新开始。”
ránhòu wǒ zuòle yíjiàn wǒ zìjǐ dōu méi xiǎngdào de / dì shì: wǒ xiào zhāo / zhaó / zhe / zhù / zhuó shuō," duìbuqǐ, wǒ tài jǐnzhāng le / liǎo / liào, wǒmen chóngxīn kāishǐ."
Then I did something I hadn't expected of myself: I smiled and said, "Sorry, I'm too nervous — let's start again."
Graded reader · HSK 4 · My First Speech
紧 appears in 34 sentences on this site; the 24 shortest and most direct are shown. The rest are on the pages they were written for — the graded readers, the phrasebook and the grammar library.
Words that contain 紧
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Questions about 紧
How is 紧 used in a sentence?
This page shows 34 sentences using 紧 (jǐn, "Tight (in demand - urgent - strict)"), each with pinyin, an English translation and audio. Every one of them was written by hand for this site.
Are these sentences machine generated?
No. They come from the site's own dictionary examples, graded readers, travel phrasebook and grammar library — all written by a person. A word with no sentence gets no page here, rather than a page of invented ones.
Why do some sentences show 紧 inside a longer word?
Because that is where a single character usually lives. Seeing 紧 inside the words it builds is how the character stops being an isolated symbol and starts being something you can read.
Where can I see the full entry for 紧?
The dictionary page for 紧 has its stroke order, its traditional form, every sense the dictionary lists and a character-by-character breakdown. It is linked at the top of this page.
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