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  *紧* | 紧* | *紧
tight / strict / close at hand / near / urgent / tense / hard up / short of money / to tighten
HSK 3
hurriedly / without delay
HSK 3
to keep a firm grip on / to pay close attention to / to lose no time in (doing sth)
HSK 4
unimportant / not serious / it doesn't matter / never mind / it looks all right, but
HSK 4
closely / tightly
HSK 5
important / urgent
HSK 7-9
to intensify / to speed up / to step up
HSK 7-9
to compress
to stretch taut
to tighten up (restrictions etc)
to tighten
to close firmly / to fasten securely / to make fast / to lock
in short supply / dire / tense / critical / hard-pressed / important
tightfisted / stingy / short of money / hard up
to tighten / to contract / to shrink in
important
strict / tight
to clamp / to grip
to keep an eye on
to squeeze
to pull tight / tensioning
short of money / hard up
gird / tighten
to fasten tightly with a hoop
unimportant / not serious / it doesn't matter / never mind
urgent / in a great hurry / in intimate relationship with sb
not important / of no consequence
(fig.) the situation is tense


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