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 word has been viewed 25920 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 30th Apr 2010 06:03

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緊張 gan2 zoeng1 jin3 zhang1 = nervous; intense; tight; care much

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

着緊 zoek6 gan2 = care for; treat sth as important 粵

嚟緊 lei4 gan2 = coming; approaching 粵

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
See all 60 compounds (CantoDict reports 64 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations)

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你做緊乜嘢呀? 粵
What are you doing?
[http://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/phorum/read.php?14,131584,131584#msg-131584]

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.

佢哋放緊紙鷂粵
They're flying kites.
[http://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/phorum/read.php?14,116269]

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.]

李生結咗婚﹐有兩個仔﹐重係讀緊書。粵
Mr Lee is married with two sons, who are still in school.
[There is no relative pronoun (such as "who") in Cantonese. The change of subject is self-evident from the context.]

我每次見到佢﹐ 佢都係講緊電話。粵
He's speaking on the phone whenever I see him.
[English "whenever" = Cantonese "every time" (每次) + "is always" (都係)]

你係咪睇緊三級片？粵
Are you watching porn?
[Lit. You are-not watching erotic movie?]

我流緊血粵
I am bleeding.

佢睇緊書，但係我睇唔到嗰本書嘅名。粵
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
If you don't want garbage to spill out, you'll need to tie the garbage bag tight!

請緊握扶手
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
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

你離緊去邊度做呀？粵
Where will you work in the future?

呢篇文講緊一個啱啱死嘅人。粵
This article is about a recently deceased person.
[(Wikipedia)]

我而家同朋友HEA緊。粵
Right now, I'm hanging out with my friends.
["Hea-ing" can directly replace "hanging out."]

而家佢著緊草，梗係聯絡佢唔到啦粵
He is definitely uncontactable now since he is on the run.

佢哋好開心噉放緊紙鳶粵
They're happily flying kites.

佢哋好興奮噉放緊紙鳶粵
They're excitedly flying kites.
[Note that 好開心噉 is considerably more common than 好興奮噉. (開心 is used in more situations in Cantonese than the translation "happy".)]

我哋開始懷疑佢有可能係我哋搵緊嗰個殺人狂粵
We're starting to suspect that he's probably the homicidal maniac we're looking for.

監考老師盯得太緊
The exam proctor is watching too closely.

佢哋開緊會﹐好快就會決定數千員工嘅命運。粵
They are holding a meeting which would soon decide the fate of thousands of employees.
[The second part of this sentence is a relative clause. The Cantonese clause differs from the English one by omitting the relative pronoun "which". ]

做緊健身操嗰個人係我細佬。粵
The guy doing the keep-fit exercise is my brother.
[In the Canto version, the noun 'guy' is placed after the verbal phrase which modifies the noun. In the English version, the noun is placed before the phrase.]

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