紧张

Character by character

• 紧jǐn10 strokesHSK 3 traditional 緊tense, tight, taut; firm, secure
• 张zhāng7 strokesHSK 2 traditional 張stretch, extend, expand; sheet

Each character links to its stroke order page with a tracing and a writing exercise.

Example sentences

• 我也紧张。

  Wǒ yě jǐn zhāng

  I was nervous, too.

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• 我太紧张了。

  Wǒ tài jǐn zhāng le

  I'm too nervous.

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• 我有点紧张。

  Wǒ yǒu diǎn jǐn zhāng

  I was a little bit nervous.

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Words with the same characters

These words share at least one character with 紧张. Reading them together is how the character starts to stick — the same characters in a different context.

• 张zhāngHSK 3

  to open up; to spread; sheet of paper; classifier for flat objects, sheet; classifier for votes

• 紧jǐnHSK 3

  tight; strict; close at hand; near; urgent; tense; hard up; short of money; to tighten

• 赶紧gǎn jǐnHSK 3

  hurriedly; without delay

• 紧急jǐn jíHSK 3

  urgent; emergency

• 抓紧zhuā jǐnHSK 4

  to keep a firm grip on; to pay close attention to; to lose no time in (doing sth)

• 紧紧jǐn jǐnHSK 5

  closely; tightly

• 夸张kuā zhāngHSK 7

  to exaggerate; overstated; exaggerated; hyperbole; (coll.) excessive; ridiculous; outrageous

• 紧密jǐn mìHSK 4

  inseparably close

• 主张zhǔ zhāngHSK 3

  to advocate; to stand for; view; position; stand; proposition; viewpoint; assertion

• 扩张kuò zhāngHSK 7

  expansion; dilation; to expand (e.g. one's power or influence); to broaden

• 开张kāi zhāngHSK 7

  to open a business; first transaction of a business day

• 不要紧bù yào jǐnHSK 4

  unimportant; not serious; it doesn't matter; never mind; it looks all right, but

• 要紧yào jǐnHSK 7

  important; urgent

• 张扬zhāng yángHSK 7

  to display ostentatiously; to bring out into the open; to make public; to spread around; flamboyant; brash

• 紧迫jǐn pòHSK 7

  pressing; urgent

• 紧接着jǐn jiē zheHSK 7

  immediately afterwards; shortly after that

• 加紧jiā jǐnHSK 7

  to intensify; to speed up; to step up

• 无关紧要wú guān jǐn yàoHSK 7

  indifferent; insignificant

• 慌张huāng zhāngHSK 7

  flustered; agitated

• 张贴zhāng tiēHSK 7

  to post (a notice); to advertise

• 紧凑jǐn còuHSK 7

  compact; terse; tight (schedule)

• 紧缩jǐn suōHSK 7

  (economics) to reduce; to curtail; to cut back; to tighten; austerity; tightening; crunch

• 紧缺jǐn quēHSK 7

  in short supply; scarce

• 伸张shēn zhāngHSK 7

  to uphold (e.g. justice or virtue); to promote