Chinese Character 緊 (gan2 | jin3) : tight; strict; tense [粵] ongoing aspect

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緊
gan2 jin3
[1] [adj] tight; firm; secure; fast; close [2] [adj] strict; rigorous [3] [adj] tense; urgent; pressing [4] [adj] short of money [5] [粵] aspect marker for ongoing action Stroke count: 14 Level: 3 Radical: 糸 (#120)
緊 / 紧
Don't confuse with: 堅
This character was last edited on 18th Apr 2008
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唔緊要 m4 gan2 jiu3 m2 jin3 yao4 = not critical; never mind粵讀緊書 duk6 gan2 syu1 du2 jin3 shu1 = (in the midst of) reading a book; (at this very moment) studying at school or college粵緊張 gan2 zoeng1 jin3 zhang1 = nervous; tense; intense; strained; pressured 緊急 gan2 gap1 jin3 ji2 = emergency 緊要 gan2 jiu3 = [1] important [2] critical粵要緊 jiu3 gan2 yao4 jin3 = [1] important [2] critical國不要緊 bat1 jiu3 gan2 bu42 yao4 jin3 = not critical; never mind國講緊電話 gong2 gan2 din6 waa62 = speaking on the phone粵無關緊要 mou4 gwaan1 gan2 jiu3 wu2 guan1 jin3 yao4 = insignificant; irrelevant; indifferent 開緊會 hoi1 gan2 wui6*2 = be in a meeting; be in a closed-door session粵 See all 41 compounds
Showing 10 of 11 examples containing 緊我每次考試都好緊張。 edit I am nervous every time I take a test. 你個仔係唔係喺大學讀緊書? 粵 edit Is your son studying in university? 你係咪睇緊三級片？粵 edit Are you watching a pornographic movie? 我流緊血粵 edit I am bleeding. 佢睇緊書，但喺我睇唔到嗰本書嘅名。粵 edit He/She is reading a book, but I can't see what it's called. 如果你唔想啲垃圾流出嚟，你要綁緊個垃圾袋！粵 edit If you don't want garbage to spill out, you'll need to tie the garbage bag tight! 請緊握扶手 edit Please tightly hold the hand rails [Heard on Hong Kong Light Rail Transit (LRT)] 咁遠我唔去囉, 何況而家落緊雨粵 edit I won't go that far away; moreover, it's raining now. 緊要家陣開始努力溫書，考試過唔過到骨至少對得住自己良心。粵 edit 你離緊去邊度做呀？粵 edit Where will you work in the future? Show all 11 examples Legend 國 : Written Chinese only 粵 : Spoken Cantonese only

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Decimal representation of this word: 緊
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