紧张 meaning and pronunciation

紧张
Simplified word
緊張
Traditional word

紧张 English definition

jǐn zhāng
  • nervous
  • keyed up
  • intense
  • tense
  • strained
  • in short supply
  • scarce
  • CL:阵[zhen4]

HSK level

Characters

  • 紧 (jǐn): tight; strict; close at hand; near; urgent; tense; hard up; short of money; to tighten;
  • 张 (zhāng): to open up; to spread; sheet of paper; classifier for flat objects, sheet; classifier for votes;

Sentences examples with 紧张

  • 第一次演出，他很紧张。
    Dì yī cì yǎnchū, tā hěn jǐnzhāng.
  • 我有很多话要说，可是一紧张却说不出来了。
    Wǒ yǒu hěnduō huà yào shuō, kěshì yī jǐnzhāng quèshuō bu chūláile.