紧凑
jǐn còu
Pinyin

Definition

紧凑
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jǐn còu
  1. compact
  2. terse
  3. tight (schedule)

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

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
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 CL:陣|阵[zhèn]
gǎn jǐn
  1. 1 hurriedly
  2. 2 without delay
zhuā jǐn
  1. 1 to grasp firmly
  2. 2 to pay special attention to
  3. 3 to rush in
  4. 4 to make the most of
pīn còu
  1. 1 to assemble
  2. 2 to put together
shōu jǐn
  1. 1 to tighten up (restrictions etc)
còu
  1. 1 to gather together, pool or collect
  2. 2 to happen by chance
  3. 3 to move close to
  4. 4 to exploit an opportunity
còu he
  1. 1 to bring together
  2. 2 to make do in a bad situation
  3. 3 to just get by
  4. 4 to improvise
  5. 5 passable
  6. 6 not too bad
còu rè nao
  1. 1 to join in the fun
  2. 2 to get in on the action
  3. 3 (fig.) to butt in
  4. 4 to create more trouble
jǐn mì
  1. 1 inseparably close
jǐn shí
  1. 1 tight
  2. 2 firm
  3. 3 dense
  4. 4 packed
jǐn jí
  1. 1 urgent
  2. 2 emergency
jǐn wò
  1. 1 to hold firmly, not let go
jǐn còu
  1. 1 compact
  2. 2 terse
  3. 3 tight (schedule)
jǐn jǐn
  1. 1 closely
  2. 2 tightly
jǐn bēng
  1. 1 to stretch taut
  2. 2 (of muscles etc) taut
  3. 3 strained
  4. 4 tense
jǐn yào
  1. 1 critical
  2. 2 crucial
  3. 3 vital
jǐn gēn
  1. 1 to follow precisely
  2. 2 to comply with
jǐn shēn
  1. 1 skintight
jǐn pò
  1. 1 pressing
  2. 2 urgent

Idioms (5)

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
紧要关头
jǐn yào guān tóu
  1. 1 urgent and important moment (idiom); critical juncture
紧迫盯人
jǐn pò dīng rén
  1. 1 to keep a close eye on sb (idiom)
紧随其后
jǐn suí qí hòu
  1. 1 to follow closely behind sb or sth (idiom)
高不凑低不就
gāo bù còu dī bù jiù
  1. 1 can't reach the high or accept the low (idiom); not good enough for a high post, but too proud to take a low one

Sample Sentences

那我就推荐他的第一部侦探小说给你吧,名字叫做《放学后》。这是一部校园悬疑小说,情节紧凑,结局出人意料。
nà wǒ jiù tuījiàn tā de dì yī bù zhēntàn xiǎoshuō gěi nǐ ba ,míngzi jiàozuò 《fàngxué hòu 》。zhè shì yī bù xiàoyuán xuányí xiǎoshuō ,qíngjié jǐncòu ,jiéjú chūrényìliào 。
Then I'll recommend his first detective novel. It's called 'After School'. It's a thriller based in school, the plot is very fast-paced and the ending is really unexpected.
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