紧张
jǐnzhāngTraditional 緊張
nervous; tense
Every meaning
jǐnzhāng
- nervous; tense
- tight; in short supply
- intense; strained
In the Library
你没有病，你就是太紧张了。
一天吃一次 · Buying medicine in Chinese: a night at the pharmacy · HSK 2
我一紧张就唱歌。
地铁上的面试官 · A job interview in Chinese: the man on the metro · HSK 3
我有点儿紧张。
Its characters
Words with 紧
Words with 张
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).