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[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)
This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. |
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Don't confuse with: 堅 |
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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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唔緊要
m4 gan2 jiu3 = not critical; never mind 粵
讀緊書
duk6 gan2 syu1 = (in the midst of) reading a book; (at this very moment) studying at school or college 粵
緊張
gan2 zoeng1 = nervous; tense; intense; strained; pressured
緊急
gan2 gap1 = emergency
緊要
gan2 jiu3 = [1] important [2] critical 粵
要緊
jiu3 gan2 = [1] important [2] critical 國
不要緊
bat1 jiu3 gan2 = 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 = insignificant; irrelevant; indifferent
開緊會
hoi1 gan2 wui6*2 = be in a meeting; be in a closed-door session 粵See all 53 compounds (CantoDict reports 57 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations) |
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Showing 10 of 16 examples containing 緊
如果你唔想啲垃圾流出嚟，你要綁緊個垃圾袋！ 粵
If you don't want garbage to spill out, you'll need to tie the garbage bag tight! Legend 國 : This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese. 粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. No icon: This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. |
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Decimal representation of this word: 緊
Unicode code for this character: U+7dca (off-site link)
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Decimal representation of this word: 緊
Unicode code for this character: U+7dca (off-site link)
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