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HSK
unimportant / not serious / it doesn't matter / never mind / it looks all right, but
HSK 4
to keep a firm grip on / to pay close attention to / to lose no time in (doing sth)
HSK 4
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  *緊* | 緊* | *緊
tight / strict / close at hand / near / urgent / tense / hard up / short of money / to tighten
HSK 3
hurriedly / without delay
HSK 3
nervous / keyed up / intense / tense / strained / in short supply / scarce / CL: 陣|阵
HSK 3
immediately afterwards / shortly after that
HSK 7-9
closely / tightly
HSK 5
to be right next to / to lean closely against
(a length of) elastic
urgent / emergency
HSK 3
indifferent / insignificant
HSK 7-9
to coordinate closely / to act in close partnership with
to intensify / to speed up / to step up
HSK 7-9
pressing / urgent
HSK 7-9
(idiom) to take one's time; unhurried; leisurely
short of money / hard up
emergency evacuation
emergency
inseparably close
HSK 4
in short supply / scarce
HSK 7-9
in short supply / dire / tense / critical / hard-pressed / important
to concentrate on studying hard
important / urgent
HSK 7-9
(economics) to reduce / to curtail / to cut back / to tighten / austerity / tightening / crunch
HSK 7-9
to be right next to / close neighbor
compact / terse / tight (schedule)
HSK 7-9
tight; stretched / (face, lips) taut; strained
to stretch taut / (of muscles etc) taut; strained; tense
deflation
emergency management
state of emergency
tight fitting / hard up (i.e. lacking money)
unimportant / not serious / it doesn't matter / never mind
critical / crucial / vital
urgent and important moment (idiom); critical juncture
to wind the spring up tight / (fig.) to gear up; to ready oneself
compact set
strict / tight
to keep an eye on
emergency medical care
to pinch / to squeeze tightly
(fig.) the situation is tense
tight / firm / dense / packed
closely interrelated / intimately related
to tighten up (restrictions etc)
to keep a close eye on sb (idiom)
to follow closely behind sb or sth (idiom)
urgent / in a great hurry / in intimate relationship with sb
to squeeze
to follow precisely / to comply with
(idiom) to grit one's teeth tightly / (idiom) (fig.) to endure pain or suffering; to bite the bullet
to hug / to embrace
the Band-tightening Spell (in 西遊記|西游记) / a spell or incantation for controlling sb
to stick close to / to press up against
closely woven fabric
to clamp / to grip
to follow immediately afterwards / immediately adjacent
hypertension / excessive stress
to waste no time in (doing sth); to hurry up
(idiom) unwilling to let go / like a dog with a bone / dogged
to press hard / to close in on
tightfisted / stingy / short of money / hard up
to close firmly / to fasten securely / to make fast / to lock
lit. urgent beating of gongs and drums (idiom) / fig. to urgently prepare for an upcoming event
not important / of no consequence
tense situation / standoff
supply shortage
skintight
(merchandise) in high demand
to hold firmly, not let go
to close securely / tightly closed / secure
to tighten
to tighten one's belt; to live frugally
to compress
important
gird / tighten
to pursue closely
to pull tight / tensioning
to gaze / to stare fixedly
to tighten / to contract / to shrink in
Compact Muon Solenoid (CMS)
to wrap tightly / to wind tightly / to bind / close-fitting (clothes)
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
to tighten one's belt / to live more frugally
detente
to fasten tightly with a hoop
to stretch taut
to stick closely to (a topic or theme etc)
compact car model
lockjaw / trismus
tight (i.e. lacking money) / hard up / same as 緊巴巴|紧巴巴


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