| 緊 | 742B15 51.01 | 部居  | 畫數 14 | ㄐㄧㄣˇ [jin3] | ||
| Adj. | (1) Tight, tense (opp. 鬆 loose): 緊繃 [jin3beng1]↓; 抓緊 hold firmly in hand; 拉緊 pull tight; 綁緊 fasten tight; 緊握 grip, keep strong grasp, firm hold. (2) Urgent, pressing: 緊急 [jin3ji2], 緊迫 [jin3po4]↓; 緊慢遲急兒 in case of emergency (a crisis); 緊要關頭 a turning point, a crisis; 要緊 most urgent, pressing, important; 加緊辦理 expedite, do with dispatch; 趕緊 make redoubled efforts; 緊張 [jin3zhang1]↓; 戰爭吃緊 fighting has become critical. (3) Close at hand, near, hard by: 緊密 [jin3mi4]↓; 緊防 take precautionary measures against; 加緊看守 keep a close watch over; 緊跟 follow close behind; 緊隨 close on the heels of. | |||||
| Words | 1. 緊繃 [jin3beng1], v.t., draw tight (as drum surface). 2. 緊襯 [jin3chen4], v.t., (1) fit to a T; (2) fasten, make secure. 3. 緊張 [jin3zhang1], adj., (of situation) critical; (of person) nervous, tense. 4. 緊急 [jin3ji2], adj., dangerously critical, calling for immediate action: 緊急避難 avert imminent danger; 緊急狀態 state of emergency. 5. 緊密 [jin3mi4], adj., close fitting: 緊密注意 pay close attention to. 6. 緊迫 [jin3po4], adj., pressing hard, allowing of no respite. 7. 緊身兒 [jin3she1er0], n., a close fitting undergarment. 8. 緊縮 [jin3suo1], v.t., cut down (expenses, personnel, budget); 緊縮政策 policy of retrenchment. 9. 緊  [jin3cou4], adj., (1) (of writing) concise and to the point (opp. 鬆懈 rambling, disconnected); (2) (successive events) tightly packed or arranged.10. 緊促 [jin3cu4], adj., urgently pressing. 11. 緊自 [jin3zi0], adv., often, repeatedly, over and over: 緊自一說就可厭了 to repeat oneself again and again would be boring. 12. 緊要 [jin3yao4], adj., important, essential, vital, crucial. | |||||