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紧张 (jǐn zhāng): Nervous (Adjective) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

紧 • jǐn • tight, taut, tense
jǐn紧

tight, taut, tense

张 • zhāng • to open up; to spread; [measure word for table, picture, paper etc] • HSK 2.0 L3
HSK 3
zhāng张

to open up; to spread; [measure word for table, picture, paper etc]

Word Info

Pinyinjǐn zhāng
Meaningnervous; anxious
Characters2
SyntaxAdjective

HSK 4 Words

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Words Sharing Characters

More common words that include characters from 紧张.

Words with 紧

  • 抓紧zhuā jǐnfirmly grasp; pay close attention to
  • 紧密jǐn mìinseparably close
  • 紧急jǐn jíurgent; pressing
  • 赶紧gǎn jǐnat once; losing no time; hasten
  • 不要紧bú yào jǐnnot important; not serious It doesn't matter; never mind
  • 紧迫jǐn pòurgent; pressing; imminent
  • 加紧jiā jǐnHasten / accelerate
  • 紧凑jǐn còucompact / tight
4.

How to Use 紧张 in Sentences

Adverb + Adjectivewith非常
fēi非
cháng常
jǐn紧
zhāng张
neutral
very nervous
Adjective + Complementwith起来
jǐn紧
zhāng张
qǐ起
lái来
Verb + Objectwith感到
gǎn感
dào到
jǐn紧
zhāng张
Adjective + Nounwith关系
jǐn紧
zhāng张
guān关
xi系
5.

Example Sentences with 紧张

wǒ我
kǎo考
shì试
qián前
hěn很
jǐn紧
neutral
become nervous
neutral
feel nervous
formal
tense relations
zhāng
张
。
I am very nervous before the exam.
kǎo考
shì试
qián前
，
tā他
gǎn感
dào到
fēi非
cháng常
jǐn紧
zhāng张
。
Before the exam, he felt very nervous.
miàn面
shì试
guān官
de的
tài态
dù度
ràng让
wǒ我
gǎn感
dào到
yǒu有
xiē些
jǐn紧
zhāng张
，
dàn但
wǒ我
hái还
shì是
jìn尽
lì力
bǎo保
chí持
lěng冷
jìng静
。
The interviewer's attitude made me feel a bit nervous, but I still tried my best to stay calm.
nǐ你
wèi为
shén什
me么
kàn看
qǐ起
lái来
zhè这
me么
jǐn紧
zhāng张
？
shì是
yù遇
dào到
shén什
me么
má麻
fan烦
le了
ma吗
？
Why do you look so nervous? Did you run into some trouble?
tā他
dì第
yī一
cì次
shàng上
tái台
yǎn演
jiǎng讲
shí时
yǒu有
diǎn点
jǐn紧
zhāng张
。
He was a bit nervous when he gave a speech on stage for the first time.