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紧张

紧张 jǐnzhāng

紧张 jǐnzhāng Meaning

Learn the Pinyin Pronunciation and 9 English Translations of the word 紧张 jǐnzhāng .

Pīnyīn Pronunciation
jǐnzhāng | jin3 zhang1
English translation
nervous
keyed up
intense
tense
strained
in short supply
scarce
CL: zhèn
> zhèn [zhèn]

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About 紧张 jǐnzhāng

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Traditional form

緊張

Part of speech

Adjective / 形容词 xíng róng cí Xíngróng cí
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Etymology of 紧张 jǐnzhāng

Familiarize yourself with the origin and historical aspects of the Chinese word 紧张 jǐnzhāng .

jǐn

Type

pictophonetic

Explanation

Simplified form of jǐn . Phonosemantic compound. Chén represents the sound, while yòu and represent the meaning.

Semantic compound

Positional decomposition

⿱⿰?又糸

Number of Strokes

10
Zhāng

Type

pictophonetic

Explanation

Simplified form of zhāng . Phonosemantic compound. gōng represents the meaning and zhǎng represents the sound.

Phonetic compound

cháng

Semantic compound

gōng

Positional decomposition

弓长

Number of Strokes

7

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Example sentences using 紧张 jǐnzhāng

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zuì 紧张 jǐnzhāng 刺激 cìjī de 球赛 qiú sài shì 哈佛 Hā fó duì duì 耶鲁 Yē lǔ duì .

The most exciting game was Harvard versus Yale.

kān 那用手指 shǒuzhǐ 台布 tái bù biān de 样子 yàngzi ,可以 kěyǐ 断定 duàndìng shì 多么 duōme 紧张 jǐnzhāng .

You can tell how nervous she is by the way her fingers worry at the edge of the tablecloth.

紧张 jǐnzhāng de le 领带 lǐng dài .

He twitched nervously at his tie.

wèi lǎo 绅士 shēnshì 坐立不安 zuò lì bù ān , 紧张 jǐnzhāng 不得了 bùdéliǎo .

That elderly gentleman was exceedingly on the jump , as nervous as a man well could be.

神色 shén sè 紧张 jǐnzhāng de 诺玛 zài 打电话 dǎdiànhuà ,焦急 jiāojí de yǐn zhāo 对方 duìfāng líng xiǎng .

An agitated Norma is on the phone impatiently listening to the rings.

紧张 jǐnzhāng Decomposition

See the 6 Chinese characters that make up 紧张 jǐnzhāng and their own compounds.

紧张 jǐnzhāng Compounds

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