紧张 (jǐn zhāng) — (of a person or atmosphere) nervous, anxious, tense; (of supplies, time, etc.) tight, scarce, strained
Definition
紧张 covers both 'nervous/tense' (people, atmosphere) and 'tight/scarce' (time, supplies). For the anxious sense, it's broader and milder than 焦虑 or 焦急; for the scarce sense, it overlaps with 紧缺.
adjective
(of a person or atmosphere) nervousanxioustense(of supplies, time, etc.) tightscarcestrained
Measure word · 阵
Examples
- ，紧张。Míng tiān jiù yào miàn shì le, wǒ xiàn zài hěn jǐn zhāng.The interview is tomorrow, so I'm very nervous right now.
- ，紧张。Bǐ sài dào zuì hòu jiē duàn, qì fen biàn de fēi cháng jǐn zhāng.The match entered the final stage, and the atmosphere became very tense.
- 紧张，。Wǒ men shí jiān hěn jǐn zhāng, bì xū liǎng diǎn qián wán chéng.Our time is tight; we must finish before two o'clock.
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