紧张 (緊張)
jǐn zhāng
Pinyin

Definition

紧张 (緊張)
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jǐn zhāng
  1. nervous
  2. keyed up
  3. intense
  4. tense
  5. strained
  6. in short supply
  7. scarce
  8. CL:陣|阵[zhèn]

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

张
Zhāng
  1. 1 surname Zhang
紧
jǐn
  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
紧张
jǐn zhāng
  1. 1 nervous
  2. 2 keyed up
  3. 3 intense
  4. 4 tense
  5. 5 strained
  6. 6 in short supply
  7. 7 scarce
  8. 8 classifier: 阵 zhèn
赶紧
gǎn jǐn
  1. 1 hurriedly
  2. 2 without delay
主张
zhǔ zhāng
  1. 1 to advocate
  2. 2 to stand for
  3. 3 view
  4. 4 position
  5. 5 stand
  6. 6 proposition
  7. 7 viewpoint
  8. 8 assertion
  9. 9 classifier: 个 gè

Idioms (20)

做张做势
zuò zhāng zuò shì
  1. 1 to put on an act (idiom); to pose
  2. 2 to show theatrical affectation
  3. 3 to indulge in histrionics
做张做智
zuò zhāng zuò zhì
  1. 1 to put on an act (idiom); to pose
  2. 2 to show theatrical affectation
  3. 3 to indulge in histrionics
剑拔弩张
jiàn bá nǔ zhāng
  1. 1 lit. with swords drawn and bows bent (idiom); fig. a state of mutual hostility
  2. 2 at daggers drawn
咬紧牙关
yǎo jǐn yá guān
  1. 1 lit. to bite the teeth tightly (idiom); fig. to grit one's teeth and bear the pain
  2. 2 to bite the bullet
大张挞伐
dà zhāng tà fá
  1. 1 to launch an all-out attack (idiom)
  2. 2 to roundly condemn
  3. 3 to castigate

Sample Sentences

他们都在紧张的盯着电脑，好像电脑里有什么让他们牵肠挂肚的事物，
tāmen dōu zài jǐnzhāng de dīng zhe diànnǎo ，hǎoxiàng diànnǎo lǐ yǒu shénme ràng tāmen qiānchángguàdù de shìwù ，
They all nervously stared at their computers, as if on their computers, there was something for them to worry about.
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你先别紧张，是不是帮你测量血压的护理师颜值高，你一时冲动，血压霎时飙升？这也完全有可能啊！
nǐ xiān bié jǐnzhāng ，shìbùshì bāng nǐ cèliáng xuèyā de hùlǐshī yánzhí gāo ，nǐ yīshí chōngdòng ，xuèyā shàshí biāoshēng ？zhè yě wánquán yǒu kěnéng ā ！
Don’t get worried. Could it have been that the technician that took your blood pressure was too much of a looker, so your blood pressure rose rapidly in that instant? That’s also completely possible?
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你紧张什么？我只是举例说明这个市场趋势。
nǐ jǐnzhāng shénme ？wǒ zhǐshì jǔlì shuōmíng zhè ge shìchǎng qūshì 。
What are you so tense about? I was just giving a few examples to explain this market trend.
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真不知道你的驾照是怎么考出来的，每次做你的副驾，比我自己开车还要紧张。
zhēn bù zhīdào nǐ de jiàzhào shì zěnme kǎo chūlái de ，měicì zuò nǐ de fù Jià ，bǐ wǒ zìjǐ kāichē huán yào jǐnzhāng 。
I really don't know how you got your driver's license. Whenever I’m your co driver I’m more nervous than when I’m driving myself.
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紧张什么呀，我们家孩子随我，遗传了我的好视力。
jǐnzhāng shénme ya ，wǒmen jiā háizi suí wǒ ，yíchuán le wǒ de hǎo shìlì 。
What’s the worry, our children inherited my good eyesight.
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嗯，第一次怀孕，有点儿紧张。
en ，dìyīcì huáiyùn ，yǒudiǎnr jǐnzhāng 。
Yes, I am pregnant for the first time, and I feel a little nervous.
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不用紧张，等会儿会有护士带你去做些检查。
bùyòng jǐnzhāng ，děnghuǐer huì yǒu hùshi dài nǐ qù zuò xiē jiǎnchá 。
Don't be, the nurse is going to give you a complete check-up in a moment.
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我星期一要面试了，好紧张呀！
wǒ Xīngqīyī yào miànshì le ，hǎo jǐnzhāng ya ！
I’m having an interview on Monday. I am so nervous.
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美国：一只穿制服、涂红色指甲油的小猪是机场“减压员”，它的主要工作是给旅客缓解搭乘飞机时的紧张情绪。
Měiguó ：yī zhǐ chuān zhìfú 、tú hóngsè zhǐjiayóu de xiǎozhū shì jīchǎng “jiǎnyā yuán ”，tā de zhǔyào gōngzuò shì gěi lǚkè huǎnjiě dāchéng fēijī shí de jǐnzhāng qíngxù 。
United States: A pig in uniform and red nail polish is an airport "de-stress officer", whose main job is to ease the tension of passengers when flying.
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怎么了，你怎么这么紧张？
zěnme le ，nǐ zěnme zhème jǐnzhāng ？
What's the matter, why are you so nervous?
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