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紧jǐn

tight, pressed for time. 10 strokes, radical 糸, first met in HSK 3.

Pinyin jǐnStrokes 10Radical 糸Band HSK 3Words 9

How to write 紧

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Stroke order chart for 紧 — 10 strokes, radical 糸

Write 紧 on the grid

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Print a 米字格 practice sheet for 紧 · the stroke-order rules

What 紧 is made of

又 (yòu, and) and 糸 (mì, silk).

Silk.

Words that use 紧

紧(jǐn) tight, pressed for time
时间或资源不够用,让人感到压力

工程时间紧,任务量却很重。The schedule is tight, yet the workload is heavy.

Lesson 214, 统筹考量与战略推进 · 领导决策与组织考核 · Leadership Strategy, Civic Governance & Administrative Evaluation

赶(gǎn)紧(jǐn) hurriedly, without pause
抓住机会,一点也不耽搁

游子们赶紧坐上了列车。The travellers hurriedly boarded the train.

Lesson 182, 走亲访友与奔赴团圆 · 节日民俗与礼尚往来 · Festivals, Folk Traditions & Social Courtesies

紧(jǐn)急(jí) urgent, emergency
情况危急,必须马上处理

双方就一个议题谈得气氛异常紧急。Both sides opened negotiations over a matter that felt utterly urgent.

Lesson 197, 商务谈判与合约进展 · 商业贸易与金融投资 · Commerce, Financial Transactions & Market Trade

紧(jǐn)张(zhāng) tense, nervous
心里绷得很紧,不放松

谈判现场的气氛一度非常紧张。The mood at the talks turned extremely tense for a while.

Lesson 197, 商务谈判与合约进展 · 商业贸易与金融投资 · Commerce, Financial Transactions & Market Trade

紧(jǐn)密(mì) close / tight-knit
关系非常靠近,联系不断

队员们同当地学者紧密交流合作。The team kept up close contact and cooperation with local scholars.

Lesson 303, 躬行体察与笃实研求 · 镜里乾坤与天地广厦 · Reflections, Pastoral Havens & Broad Horizons

抓(zhuā)紧(jǐn) to hasten, to make prompt use of
抓住时间,立刻加快去做

工人们连夜抓紧安装设备。The workers worked through the night to hasten the installation.

Lesson 381, 田畴丰硕与巧思利器 · 齐家治政与精工物阜 · Civic Governance, Domestic Craft & Agricultural Precision

紧(jǐn)紧(jǐn) tightly, closely
形容抓握或依靠得十分牢固

队员们依然紧紧相守在一起。The team members still stayed tightly together.

Lesson 443, 严谨自律 · 笃行自励与经世宏图 · Resolute Self-Mastery & Civic Governance

紧(jǐn)紧(jǐn) tightly, closely
形容抓握或依靠得十分牢固

队员们依然紧紧相守在一起。The team members still stayed tightly together.

Lesson 443, 严谨自律 · 笃行自励与经世宏图 · Resolute Self-Mastery & Civic Governance

不(bù)要(yào)紧(jǐn) not a big deal, no matter
事情不严重,不用太担心

长辈说遇到挫折都不要紧。The elder said that hitting setbacks was not a big deal.

Lesson 252, 毕业典礼与校友风采 · 校园治学与青春求索 · Campus Academics, Intellectual Debate & Graduation

More characters with the radical 糸

All 44 of them, and what the radical means, on the 纟 radical page.

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