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Jyutping gan2 zoeng1
Pinyin jǐn zhāng

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. nervous
  2. keyed up
  3. intense
  4. tense
  5. strained
  6. in short supply
  7. scarce
  8. CL:陣|阵[zhen4]
Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. (adjective) (of feeling) excited
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 動詞
    擔心​;​著緊
    to worry about, to be concerned with the well being of somebody, to care
    • 個個父母都緊張自己仔女㗎啦。
      个个父母都紧张自己仔女㗎啦。
      go3 go3 fu6 mou5 dou1 gan2 zoeng1 zi6 gei2 zai2 neoi2 gaa3 laa1.
      It is natural that all parents are concerned about their children.
    • 我覺得你緊張錢多過緊張我囉!
      我觉得你紧张钱多过紧张我啰!
      ngo5 gok3 dak1 nei5 gan2 zoeng1 cin2 do1 gwo3 gan2 zoeng1 ngo5 lo1!
      I feel that you care more about money than me.
    • 唔使咁緊張成績。
      唔使咁紧张成绩。
      m4 sai2 gam3 gan2 zoeng1 sing4 zik1.
      Don't worry about academic results too much.
  2. 形容詞
    神經處​於​繃​緊​嘅​狀​態
    anxious; nervous; tense
    • 就快到我上台嘞,我真係好緊張。
      就快到我上台嘞,我真系好紧张。
      zau6 faai3 dou3 ngo5 soeng5 toi4 laak3, ngo5 zan1 hai6 hou2 gan2 zoeng1.
      It will soon be my turn to be on stage. I'm really nervous.
    • 防暴警察包圍住啲示威者,現場氣氛好緊張。
      防暴警察包围住啲示威者,现场气氛好紧张。
      fong4 bou6 ging2 caat3 baau1 wai4 zyu6 di1 si6 wai1 ze2, jin3 coeng4 hei3 fan1 hou2 gan2 zoeng1.
      The anti-riot police have surrounded the protesters; the atmosphere is tense.
  3. 形容詞
    唔​充足​,​令人​好難​應付
    tight; of limited amount
    • 石油供應好緊張。
      石油供应好紧张。
      sek6 jau4 gung1 jing3 hou2 gan2 zoeng1.
      The supply of petroleum is very tight.
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. adj, of situation etc.
    tense; intense; acute; fierce; pressing
    (syn.) 紧急, 險急, 緊迫, 急切, 急迫, 緊促, 緊逼逼, 緊要, 打紧, 危迫, 急急, 紧要, 险急, 促迫, 要紧, 紧逼逼, 孔急, 倥傯, 要緊, 打緊, 急, 孔亟, 窘促, 切切, 加急, 迫切, 卒暴, 急促, 紧迫, 倥偬, 緊急, 急要, 紧促, 遑急, 火急, 亟亟
    • 擴大緊張形勢
      扩大紧张形势
      kuò dà jǐn zhāng xíng shì
      to escalate tensions
  2. adj, of muscle, usually
    tense; taut
  3. adj
    nervous; worried; stressed; anxious
    • 我有什麼好緊張的呀?
      我有什么好紧张的呀?
      wǒ yǒu shén me hǎo jǐn zhāng de ya ?
      What have I got to be worried about?
  4. adj
    fast-paced
  5. adj
    in short supply; scarce
    (syn.) 紧缺, 緊缺
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. (沒有對應漢語詞彙)
Definitions (HSK3.0)
  1. HSK3 三级词汇表 #375
Definitions (兩岸三地生活差異詞語彙編—Two Shores Three Places)
  1. 臺陸用法和差異
    「​緊張​」​通常​用於​形容​精神​高度​緊張​或​心緒​不安​,​例如​:​他​做​錯​了​事​,​面對​老師​的​責備​,​顯得​很​緊張​。​也​用來​形容​情況​緊迫​,​例如​:​敵我​兩​國​戰事​緊張​。​或​用來​形容​節奏​快速​、​緊繃​不​鬆懈​,​例如​:​上班族​壓力​大​,​生活​緊張​。​
    ​在​大陸​,​「​緊張​」​一詞還​可以​用​在​形容​供應​不足​的​情況​尚​,​例如​:​夏天​到​了​,​用電量​過大​,​電力​緊張​。
  2. 日常用語:臺
    供不應求
  3. 日常用語:陸
    緊張
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    他被很多人围着,自然变得有点紧张。
    他被很多人圍着,自然變得有點緊張。
    tā bèi hěn duō rén wéi zhe , zì rán biàn de yǒu diǎn jǐn zhāng 。
    • With so many people around he naturally became a bit nervous.
  2. Mandarin
    我希望可以更紧张我的成绩,但是似乎在我生命的某一刻,我决定它将不再那么重要了。
    我希望可以更緊張我的成績,但是似乎在我生命的某一刻,我決定它將不再那麼重要了。
    wǒ xī wàng kě yǐ gèng jǐn zhāng wǒ de chéng jì , dàn shì sì hū zài wǒ shēng mìng de mǒu yī kè , wǒ jué dìng tā jiāng bù zài nà me zhòng yào le 。
    • I wish I could care more about my grades but it seems that, at a certain point of my life, I decided they wouldn't be so important anymore.
  3. Mandarin
    我没有一次演讲的时候是不紧张的。
    我沒有一次演講的時候是不緊張的。
    wǒ méi yǒu yī cì yǎn jiǎng de shí hou shì bù jǐn zhāng de 。
    • I never make a speech without being nervous.
  4. Mandarin
    在人群面前说话时我就会变得很紧张。
    在人群面前說話時我就會變得很緊張。
    zài rén qún miàn qián shuō huà shí wǒ jiù huì biàn de hěn jǐn zhāng 。
    • I get nervous when I speak before a large audience.
  5. Mandarin
    攀山是种既紧张刺激,又具挑战性的运动,因此特别受年青人欢迎。
    攀山是種既緊張刺激,又具挑戰性的運動,因此特別受年青人歡迎。
    pān shān shì zhǒng jì jǐn zhāng cì jī , yòu jù tiǎo zhàn xìng de yùn dòng , yīn cǐ tè bié shòu nián qīng rén huān yíng 。
    • Mountaineering is attractive especially to young people because it is accompanied with hardships and adventures.
Examples (Tatoeba—Cantonese-English)
  1. Cantonese
    佢处理唔到紧张嘅情绪。
    佢處理唔到緊張嘅情緒。
    keoi5 cyu2 lei5 m4 dou3 gan2 zoeng1 ge3 cing4 seoi5 。
    • She could not cope with anxiety.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    佢初初好紧张,后尾先开始同人熟络。
    佢初初好緊張,後尾先開始同人熟絡。
    keoi5 co1 co1 hou2 gan2 zoeng1, hau6 mei1 sin1 hoi1 ci2 tung4 jan4 suk6 lok6.
    • He was nervous at first. He only started to know everyone after a while.
  2. Cantonese
    我见气氛咁紧张咪谂住讲下笑放松下啰。
    我見氣氛咁緊張咪諗住講下笑放鬆下囉。
    ngo5 gin3 hei3 fan1 gam3 gan2 zoeng1 mai6 nam2 zyu6 gong2 haa5 siu3 fong3 sung1 haa5 lo1.
    • The atmosphere is too tense for me, so I made a few jokes to loosen it up.
  3. Cantonese
    讲下笑啫,唔使咁紧张。
    講下笑啫,唔使咁緊張。
    gong2 haa5 siu3 ze1, m4 sai2 gam3 gan2 zoeng1.
    • I'm just joking. No need to be so uptight.
  4. Cantonese
    啱啱面试𠮶阵,我紧张到发ti腾。
    啱啱面試嗰陣,我緊張到發ti騰。
    ngaam1 ngaam1 min6 si5 go2 zan2, ngo5 gan2 zoeng1 dou3 faat3 ti4 tan4.
    • I was so scared and panic my knees went weak during the interview just now.
  5. Cantonese
    我一上台就会好紧张。
    我一上台就會好緊張。
    ngo5 jat1 soeng5 toi4 zau6 wui5 hou2 gan2 zoeng1.
    • I get very nervous once I step on the stage.
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    极为紧张
    極為緊張
    jí wéi jǐn zhāng
    • extremely nervous
  2. Mandarin
    扩大紧张形势
    擴大緊張形勢
    kuò dà jǐn zhāng xíng shì
    • to escalate tensions
  3. Mandarin
    我有什么好紧张的呀?
    我有什麼好緊張的呀?
    wǒ yǒu shén me hǎo jǐn zhāng de ya ?
    • What have I got to be worried about?
  4. Mandarin
    我一点儿都不紧张。
    我一點兒都不緊張。
    wǒ yī diǎn r5 dōu bù jǐn zhāng .
    • I'm not nervous at all.
  5. Mandarin
    紧张性头痛
    緊張性頭痛
    jǐn zhāng xìng tóu tòng
    • tension headache