紧
jǐnTraditional 緊
tight; taut; to tighten
Every meaning
jǐn
- close; near
- urgent; tense
- (Cantonese) (particle) -ing; marks an ongoing action
- strictly; closely
- (literary) extremely (after 得, as in 凶得紧)
- tight; taut
- short of money; hard up
- to tighten
Words with 紧
Meanings are from Mandarin The Wild’s own dictionary. Levels follow the official HSK word list (the exam’s 2025 syllabus, levels 7–9 shown together).