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加紧 (jiā jǐn) — to intensify; to speed up; to step up

Definition

加紧 (jiājǐn) means to press ahead urgently with an ongoing effort — production, training, reform. It pairs with 努力 / 训练 / 生产, not physical speed; for that use 加快 or 加速.

verb
to intensifyto speed upto step up

Examples

  • 加紧。
    Gōng sī xū yào jiā jǐn shēng chǎn cái néng àn shí jiāo huò.
    The company needs to step up production to deliver on time.
  • ，加紧。
    Bǐ sài qián, yùn dòng yuán men jiā jǐn xùn liàn.
    Before the competition, the athletes intensified their training.
  • 加紧。
    Wǒ men bì xū jiā jǐn nǔ lì cái néng tōng guò kǎo shì.
    We must step up our efforts to pass the exam.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
补充bǔchōngVerb + complement

An action followed by its result or direction.

加jiāincrease
紧jǐntight

加 means to increase and 紧 means tight or urgent, so the word describes making something more intense.

Characters in this word

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

加 pairs 力 and 口. In one explanation 力 is strength and 口 is the mouth, meaning exaggeration; in another 力 is plowing effort and 口 is breath or exclamation, meaning extra effort.

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Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 緊; 紧 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
糸糸mì
Sound part声符shēngfú
臤
臤qiān緊jǐn
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 緊 pairs 糸 (thread) with 臤 as a sound part; the simplified 紧 is a later shorthand.

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