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]: (used after a verb) aspect marker for ongoing action, in the process of

Stroke count: 14

Level: 3

Radical: 糸 (#120)

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

緊 / 紧

Don't confuse with:
堅

This character was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 30th Apr 2010 06:03

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唔緊要 m4 gan2 jiu3 = 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 bu4*2 yao4 jin3 = not critical; never mind 國

講緊電話 gong2 gan2 din6 waa6*2 = 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 56 compounds (CantoDict reports 60 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations)

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你做緊乜嘢呀？粵
What are you doing?

我執緊嘢粵
I'm cleaning up/I'm packing up.
[Lit. I pack/clean [continuous particle] things There are two translations for this sentence depending on the context. You could use it when you're packing things to go on holiday or if you're just tidying up a messy room.]

我每次考試都好緊張。粵
I am nervous every time I take a test.

你個仔係唔係喺大學讀緊書? 粵
Is your son studying in university?

我同媽咪傾緊偈。粵
I am chatting with my mummy.

我而家喺機場等緊下班機。粵
I am waiting for the next plane at the airport.

佢哋放緊紙鳶粵
They're flying kites.

靚係冇用嘅，最緊要係有才華粵
Looks are nothing... the most important thing is talent.

佢喺個帳篷前面等緊朋友粵
He's in front of a tent, waiting for his friend.
[Lit. He at [counter] camping-tent front-face waiting friend]

呢個實驗最緊要係記性粵
It's vital to remember what you're doing in this experiment.
[Lit. this [counter] experiment[,] most important is memory Translated more directly: "the most important thing about this experiment is memory", but I don't think that's what's meant since the context is a chemistry experiment rather than psychology.]

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