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紧张

jǐn zhāng

Old HSK 4 HSK 3.0 level 4 2-character word Traditional 緊張 Measure word 阵

紧张 (jǐn zhāng) means "nervous/tense". It is an HSK 3.0 level 4 word, and was HSK 4 in the old six-level list.

What 紧张 means

1. nervous
2. keyed up
3. intense
4. tense
5. strained
6. in short supply
7. scarce

The characters in 紧张

• 紧jǐntight; strict; close at hand
• 张zhāngto open up; to spread; sheet of paper

Example sentences

• 别紧张。
  Take it easy.
• 你紧张吗？
  Are you nervous?
• 我也紧张。
  I was nervous, too.
• 汤姆很紧张。
  Tom is nervous.
• 你不必紧张。
  You don't need to be nervous.
• 我有点紧张。
  I was a little bit nervous.

Words starting with 紧张

• 紧张状态jǐn zhāng zhuàng tàitense situation; standoff
• 紧张缓和jǐn zhāng huǎn hédetente

Words containing 紧张

• 过度紧张guò dù jǐn zhānghypertension; excessive stress

Where 紧张 is taught

In the GraphChinese course it is part of Physical sensations & states (HSK 4), each one a topic in the dependency graph of HSK 1–6 that opens only once its prerequisites are solid.

Go deeper

• Every HSK 4 word, with the rest of its level.
• The four tones and the neutral tone, to read jǐn zhāng correctly.
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