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吃紧
chī jǐn
What 吃紧 means
- in short supply
- dire
- tense
- critical
- hard-pressed
- important
The characters in 吃紧
- 吃chīto eat; to consume; to eat at (a cafeteria etc); to eradicate; to destroy
- 紧jǐntight; strict; close at hand
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