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  gan2   jyutping
  jin3   pinyin
[1] [adj] tight; firm; secure; fast; close [2] [adj] strict; rigorous [3] [adj] tense; urgent; pressing [4] [adj] short of money [5] [] aspect marker for ongoing action

Stroke count: 14
Level: 3
Radical: (#120)
緊 / 紧

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This character was last edited on 18th Apr 2008

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detail  m4 gan2 jiu3  m2 jin3 yao4 = not critical; never mind
detail  duk6 gan2 syu1  du2 jin3 shu1 = (in the midst of) reading a book; (at this very moment) studying at school or college
detail  gan2 zoeng1  jin3 zhang1 = nervous; tense; intense; strained; pressured
detail  gan2 gap1  jin3 ji2 = emergency
detail  gan2 jiu3   = [1] important [2] critical
detail  jiu3 gan2  yao4 jin3 = [1] important [2] critical
detail  bat1 jiu3 gan2  bu4*2 yao4 jin3 = not critical; never mind
detail  gong2 gan2 din6 waa6*2   = speaking on the phone
detail  mou4 gwaan1 gan2 jiu3  wu2 guan1 jin3 yao4 = insignificant; irrelevant; indifferent
detail  hoi1 gan2 wui6*2   = be in a meeting; be in a closed-door session
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Showing 10 of 11 examples containing 緊
detail 每次考試都好緊張 edit
I am nervous every time I take a test.
detail 係唔係大學讀緊書? edit
Is your son studying in university?
detail 係咪三級片 edit
Are you watching a pornographic movie?
detail edit
I am bleeding.
detail edit
He/She is reading a book, but I can't see what it's called.
detail 如果垃圾出嚟垃圾袋 edit
If you don't want garbage to spill out, you'll need to tie the garbage bag tight!
detail 緊握扶手 edit
Please tightly hold the hand rails
[Heard on Hong Kong Light Rail Transit (LRT)]
detail , 何況而家 edit
I won't go that far away; moreover, it's raining now.
detail 緊要家陣開始努力溫書考試至少對得住自己良心 edit

detail 離緊邊度 edit
Where will you work in the future?
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