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


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