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紧张 jǐn zhāng

HSK 4 word · traditional 緊張

Meanings

• nervous
• keyed up
• intense
• tense
• strained
• in short supply

Characters

• 紧 jǐn: tight
• 张 zhāng: to open up

Example sentences

别紧张。
Don't be nervous.
Tatoeba #4950231 by ChinesePoster (CC BY 2.0 FR)

我也紧张。
I was nervous, too.
Tatoeba #5555124 by verdastelo9604 (CC BY 2.0 FR)

你紧张吗？
Are you nervous?
Tatoeba #8696388 by morningstar (CC BY 2.0 FR)

Meanings and readings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0).