紧张
jǐn zhāng
Pinyin

Definition

紧张
 - 
jǐn zhāng
  1. nervous
  2. keyed up
  3. intense
  4. tense
  5. strained
  6. in short supply
  7. scarce
  8. CL:陣|阵[zhèn]

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

张
Zhāng
  1. 1 surname Zhang
紧
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
紧张
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]
赶紧
gǎn jǐn
  1. 1 hurriedly
  2. 2 without delay
主张
zhǔ zhāng
  1. 1 to advocate
  2. 2 to stand for
  3. 3 view
  4. 4 position
  5. 5 stand
  6. 6 proposition
  7. 7 viewpoint
  8. 8 assertion
  9. 9 CL:個|个[gè]
嚣张
xiāo zhāng
  1. 1 rampant
  2. 2 unbridled
  3. 3 arrogant
  4. 4 aggressive
张口
zhāng kǒu
  1. 1 to open one's mouth (to eat, speak etc)
  2. 2 to gape
  3. 3 to start talking (esp. to make a request)
张国荣
Zhāng Guó róng
  1. 1 Leslie Cheung (1956-2003), Hong Kong singer and actor
张学友
Zhāng Xué yǒu
  1. 1 Jacky Cheung or Hok Yau Jacky (1961-), Cantopop and film star
张家界
Zhāng jiā jiè
  1. 1 Zhangjiajie prefecture level city in Hunan, formerly Dayong 大庸[Dà yōng]
张居正
Zhāng Jū zhèng
  1. 1 Zhang Juzheng (1525-1582), Grand Secretary during the Ming dynasty, credited with bringing the dynasty to its apogee
张惠妹
Zhāng Huì mèi
  1. 1 A-Mei, aka Gulilai Amit (1972-), aboriginal Taiwanese pop singer
张爱玲
Zhāng Ài líng
  1. 1 Eileen Chang (1920-1995), famous Chinese-American novelist
张扬
Zhāng Yáng
  1. 1 Zhang Yang (1967-), PRC film director and screenwriter
张望
zhāng wàng
  1. 1 to look around
  2. 2 to peep (through a crack)
  3. 3 to peer at
  4. 4 to throw a look at
张柏芝
Zhāng Bó zhī
  1. 1 Cecilia Cheung (1980-), Hong Kong actress and pop singer
张灯结彩
zhāng dēng jié cǎi
  1. 1 to be decorated with lanterns and colored banners (idiom)
张罗
zhāng luo
  1. 1 to take care of
  2. 2 to raise money
  3. 3 to attend to (guests, customers etc)
张艺谋
Zhāng Yì móu
  1. 1 Zhang Yimou (1950-), PRC film director
张开
zhāng kāi
  1. 1 to open up
  2. 2 to spread
  3. 3 to extend

Idioms (20)

做张做势
zuò zhāng zuò shì
  1. 1 to put on an act (idiom); to pose
  2. 2 to show theatrical affectation
  3. 3 to indulge in histrionics
做张做智
zuò zhāng zuò zhì
  1. 1 to put on an act (idiom); to pose
  2. 2 to show theatrical affectation
  3. 3 to indulge in histrionics
剑拔弩张
jiàn bá nǔ zhāng
  1. 1 lit. with swords drawn and bows bent (idiom); fig. a state of mutual hostility
  2. 2 at daggers drawn
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
大张挞伐
dà zhāng tà fá
  1. 1 to launch an all-out attack (idiom)
  2. 2 to roundly condemn
  3. 3 to castigate
大张声势
dà zhāng shēng shì
  1. 1 to spread one's voice wide (idiom); wide publicity
张三李四
Zhāng sān Lǐ sì
  1. 1 Zhang the Third and Li the Fourth (idiom)
  2. 2 Tom, Dick and Harry
张冠李戴
Zhāng guān Lǐ dài
  1. 1 lit. to put Zhang's hat on Li's head
  2. 2 to attribute sth to the wrong person (idiom)
  3. 3 to confuse one thing with another
张口结舌
zhāng kǒu jié shé
  1. 1 agape and tongue-tied (idiom); at a loss for words
  2. 2 gaping and speechless
张家长，李家短
Zhāng jiā cháng , Lǐ jiā duǎn
  1. 1 lit. the Zhangs are better off than the Lis (idiom); to gossip about the neighbors
张灯结彩
zhāng dēng jié cǎi
  1. 1 to be decorated with lanterns and colored banners (idiom)
张牙舞爪
zhāng yá wǔ zhǎo
  1. 1 to bare fangs and brandish claws (idiom); to make threatening gestures
张皇失措
zhāng huáng shī cuò
  1. 1 panic-stricken (idiom)
  2. 2 to be in a flustered state
  3. 3 also written 張惶失措|张惶失措[zhāng huáng shī cuò]
张飞打岳飞
Zhāng fēi dǎ Yuè fēi
  1. 1 lit. Zhang Fei fights Yue Fei
  2. 2 fig. an impossible combination
  3. 3 an impossible turn of events (idiom)
东张西望
dōng zhāng xī wàng
  1. 1 to look in all directions (idiom)
  2. 2 to glance around
纲举目张
gāng jǔ mù zhāng
  1. 1 if you lift the headrope the meshes spread open (idiom)
  2. 2 take care of the big things and the little things will take care of themselves
  3. 3 (of a piece of writing) well-structured and ordered
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)
自作主张
zì zuò zhǔ zhāng
  1. 1 to think for oneself and act accordingly (idiom); to act on one's own initiative

Sample Sentences

他们都在紧张的盯着电脑，好像电脑里有什么让他们牵肠挂肚的事物，
tāmen dōu zài jǐnzhāng de dīng zhe diànnǎo ，hǎoxiàng diànnǎo lǐ yǒu shénme ràng tāmen qiānchángguàdù de shìwù ，
They all nervously stared at their computers, as if on their computers, there was something for them to worry about.
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你先别紧张，是不是帮你测量血压的护理师颜值高，你一时冲动，血压霎时飙升？这也完全有可能啊！
nǐ xiān bié jǐnzhāng ，shìbùshì bāng nǐ cèliáng xuèyā de hùlǐshī yánzhí gāo ，nǐ yīshí chōngdòng ，xuèyā shàshí biāoshēng ？zhè yě wánquán yǒu kěnéng ā ！
Don’t get worried. Could it have been that the technician that took your blood pressure was too much of a looker, so your blood pressure rose rapidly in that instant? That’s also completely possible?
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你紧张什么？我只是举例说明这个市场趋势。
nǐ jǐnzhāng shénme ？wǒ zhǐshì jǔlì shuōmíng zhè ge shìchǎng qūshì 。
What are you so tense about? I was just giving a few examples to explain this market trend.
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真不知道你的驾照是怎么考出来的，每次做你的副驾，比我自己开车还要紧张。
zhēn bù zhīdào nǐ de jiàzhào shì zěnme kǎo chūlái de ，měicì zuò nǐ de fù Jià ，bǐ wǒ zìjǐ kāichē huán yào jǐnzhāng 。
I really don't know how you got your driver's license. Whenever I’m your co driver I’m more nervous than when I’m driving myself.
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紧张什么呀，我们家孩子随我，遗传了我的好视力。
jǐnzhāng shénme ya ，wǒmen jiā háizi suí wǒ ，yíchuán le wǒ de hǎo shìlì 。
What’s the worry, our children inherited my good eyesight.
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嗯，第一次怀孕，有点儿紧张。
en ，dìyīcì huáiyùn ，yǒudiǎnr5 jǐnzhāng 。
Yes, I am pregnant for the first time, and I feel a little nervous.
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不用紧张，等会儿会有护士带你去做些检查。
bùyòng jǐnzhāng ，děnghuǐer huì yǒu hùshi dài nǐ qù zuò xiē jiǎnchá 。
Don't be, the nurse is going to give you a complete check-up in a moment.
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我星期一要面试了，好紧张呀！
wǒ Xīngqīyī yào miànshì le ，hǎo jǐnzhāng ya ！
I’m having an interview on Monday. I am so nervous.
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美国：一只穿制服、涂红色指甲油的小猪是机场“减压员”，它的主要工作是给旅客缓解搭乘飞机时的紧张情绪。
Měiguó ：yī zhǐ chuān zhìfú 、tú hóngsè zhǐjiayóu de xiǎozhū shì jīchǎng “jiǎnyā yuán ”，tā de zhǔyào gōngzuò shì gěi lu:3kè huǎnjiě dāchéng fēijī shí de jǐnzhāng qíngxù 。
United States: A pig in uniform and red nail polish is an airport "de-stress officer", whose main job is to ease the tension of passengers when flying.
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怎么了，你怎么这么紧张？
zěnme le ，nǐ zěnme zhème jǐnzhāng ？
What's the matter, why are you so nervous?
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