jǐn

Definitions

  1. 1. tight
  2. 2. strict
  3. 3. close at hand
  4. 4. near
  5. 5. urgent
  6. 6. tense
  7. 7. hard up
  8. 8. short of money
  9. 9. to tighten

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Example Sentences

这条裤子有点紧,你要不要换一条大一点的?

Zhè tiáo kùzi yǒudiǎn jǐn, nǐ yào bu yào huàn yì tiáo dà yìdiǎn de?

These pants are a bit tight; do you want to change to a bigger pair?

时间很紧,我们得快一点走。

Shíjiān hěn jǐn, wǒmen děi kuài yìdiǎn zǒu.

Time is tight; we have to leave a bit faster.

老师紧紧地抓住了我的手。

Lǎoshī jǐnjǐn de zhuāzhù le wǒ de shǒu.

The teacher held my hand tightly.