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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
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *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
closely / tightly
HSK 5
to intensify / to speed up / to step up
HSK 7-9
short of money / hard up
in short supply / dire / tense / critical / hard-pressed / important
important / urgent
HSK 7-9
unimportant / not serious / it doesn't matter / never mind
strict / tight
to keep an eye on
(fig.) the situation is tense
to tighten up (restrictions etc)
urgent / in a great hurry / in intimate relationship with sb
to squeeze
to clamp / to grip
tightfisted / stingy / short of money / hard up
to close firmly / to fasten securely / to make fast / to lock
not important / of no consequence
to tighten
to compress
important
gird / tighten
to pull tight / tensioning
to tighten / to contract / to shrink in
to fasten tightly with a hoop
to stretch taut


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