收紧 (shōu jǐn) — to tighten up; to tighten

Definition

verb

to tighten upto tighten

收紧。
Qǐng bǎ shéng zi zài shōu jǐn yì xiē.
Please tighten the rope a bit more.
收紧。
Zhèng fǔ zhèng zài shōu jǐn huò bì zhèng cè.
The government is tightening monetary policy.
收紧。
Zuò zhè ge dòng zuò shí yào shōu jǐn fù bù jī ròu.
When doing this movement, tighten your abdominal muscles.

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

补充bǔchōngVerb + complement

An action followed by its result or direction.

“收” (pull in) and “紧” (tight) combine to mean drawing something in until it becomes tight.

Characters in this word

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

Meaning part形符xíngfú

攴攴pū

Sound part声符shēngfú

丩

丩jiū收shōu

The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

收 uses 攴 to show an action and 丩 as a sound clue; the old meaning was 'to arrest.'

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.

臤糸緊

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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