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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)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
緊 / 紧

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This character was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 8th Jul 2009 20:44

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detail  m4 gan2 jiu3   = 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
See all 53 compounds (CantoDict reports 57 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations)

Showing 10 of 16 examples containing 緊
detail 乜嘢
What are you doing?
detail audio 每次考試都好緊張
I am nervous every time I take a test.
detail audio 係唔係大學讀緊書?
Is your son studying in university?
detail 媽咪
I am chatting with my mummy.
detail 而家機場下班
I am waiting for the next plane at the airport.
detail audio 係咪三級片
Are you watching a pornographic movie?
detail audio
I am bleeding.
detail audio 但係
He/She is reading a book, but I can't see what it's called.
detail audio 如果垃圾出嚟垃圾袋
If you don't want garbage to spill out, you'll need to tie the garbage bag tight!
detail 緊握扶手
Please tightly hold the hand rails
[Heard on Hong Kong Light Rail Transit (LRT)]
Show all 16 examples

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: This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
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