紧张 (jǐnzhāng) means Tension (nervous - intense). Below are 15 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
别 紧张 ，慢慢说。
Bié jǐnzhāng, mànmàn shuō.
Do not be nervous; speak slowly.
Dictionary example · HSK 4 · 紧张
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
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
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
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
他过于 紧张 ，反而发挥失常。
Tā guòyú jǐnzhāng, fǎn'ér fāhuī shīcháng.
He was so nervous that he actually performed below his level.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 过于
第一次上台，他不免有些 紧张 。
Dì yī cì shàngtái, tā bùmiǎn yǒuxiē jǐnzhāng.
Going on stage for the first time, he was inevitably a little nervous.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 不免
他的手因为 紧张 而不停地颤抖。
Tā de shǒu yīnwèi jǐnzhāng ér bùtíng de chàndǒu.
His hands trembled without stopping from nerves.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 颤抖
准备时间充足，大家都不 紧张 。
Zhǔnbèi shíjiān chōngzú, dàjiā dōu bù jǐnzhāng.
There was ample time to prepare, so nobody was nervous.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 充足
紧张 的时候人会分泌更多的汗。
Jǐnzhāng de shíhou rén huì fēnmì gèng duō de hàn.
People secrete more sweat when they are nervous.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 分泌
他在台上侃侃而谈，毫不 紧张 。
Tā zài tái shang kǎnkǎn'értán, háo bù jǐnzhāng.
He spoke on stage with easy confidence, not nervous at all.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 侃侃而谈
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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
Questions about 紧张
How is 紧张 used in a sentence?
This page shows 15 sentences using 紧张 (jǐnzhāng, "Tension (nervous - intense)"), 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.
Is 紧张 an HSK word?
Yes — 紧张 is on the official HSK 4 vocabulary list, and you can study it with the rest of that list on the HSK 4 page.
Where can I see the full entry for 紧张?
The dictionary page for 紧张 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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