吃紧 吃緊
吃紧 吃緊 chī jǐn ㄔ ㄐㄧㄣˇ hek3 gan2
- in short supply
- dire
- tense
- critical
- hard-pressed
- important
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吃
- 口吃 kǒu chī ㄎㄡˇ ㄔ hau2 hek3 to stammer; to stutter
- 吃力 chī lì ㄔ ㄌㄧˋ hek3 lik6 to entail strenuous effort
- 吃苦 chī kǔ ㄔ ㄎㄨˇ hek3 fu2 to bear hardships
- 吃亏 吃虧 chī kuī ㄔ ㄎㄨㄟ hek3 kwai1 to suffer losses
- 吃饭 吃飯 chī fàn ㄔ ㄈㄢˋ hek3 faan6 to have a meal
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- 吃饱 吃飽 chī bǎo ㄔ ㄅㄠˇ hek3 baau2 to eat one's fill
- 吃惊 吃驚 chī jīng ㄔ ㄐㄧㄥ hek3 ging1 to be startled
- 好吃 hǎo chī ㄏㄠˇ ㄔ hou2 hek3 tasty; delicious
- 小吃 xiǎo chī ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄔ siu2 hek3 street food; snack
- 吃不上 chī bu shàng ㄔ ˙ㄅㄨ ㄕㄤˋ hek3 bat1 soeng6 unable to get anything to eat
- 吃喝玩乐 吃喝玩樂 chī hē wán lè ㄔ ㄏㄜ ㄨㄢˊ ㄌㄜˋ hek3 hot3 wun6 lok6 lit. to eat, drink, play and be merry (idiom)
- 大吃一惊 大吃一驚 dà chī yī jīng ㄉㄚˋ ㄔ ㄧ ㄐㄧㄥ daai6 hek3 jat1 geng1 (idiom) astounded; flabbergasted; taken aback
- 乱吃 亂吃 luàn chī ㄌㄨㄢˋ ㄔ lyun6 hek3 to eat indiscriminately
- 偷吃 tōu chī ㄊㄡ ㄔ tau1 hek3 to eat on the sly
- 可吃 kě chī ㄎㄜˇ ㄔ ho2 hek3 edible
- 吃人 chī rén ㄔ ㄖㄣˊ hek3 jan4 exploitative
- 吃住 chī zhù ㄔ ㄓㄨˋ hek3 zyu6 food and lodging
- 吃伤 吃傷 chī shāng ㄔ ㄕㄤ hek3 soeng1 to become sick of a food after eating it too much
- 吃刀 chī dāo ㄔ ㄉㄠ hek3 dou1 penetration of a cutting tool
- 吃吃 chī chī ㄔ ㄔ hek3 hek3 (onom.) sound of muffled laughter (chuckling, tittering etc)
紧 緊
- 加紧 加緊 jiā jǐn ㄐㄧㄚ ㄐㄧㄣˇ gaa1 gan2 to intensify
- 抓紧 抓緊 zhuā jǐn ㄓㄨㄚ ㄐㄧㄣˇ zaa1 gan2 to keep a firm grip on
- 紧密 緊密 jǐn mì ㄐㄧㄣˇ ㄇㄧˋ gan2 mat6 inseparably close
- 紧张 緊張 jǐn zhāng ㄐㄧㄣˇ ㄓㄤ gan2 zoeng1 nervous
- 紧急 緊急 jǐn jí ㄐㄧㄣˇ ㄐㄧˊ gan2 gap1 urgent
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- 紧凑 緊湊 jǐn còu ㄐㄧㄣˇ ㄘㄡˋ gan2 cau3 compact
- 紧紧 緊緊 jǐn jǐn ㄐㄧㄣˇ ㄐㄧㄣˇ gan2 gan2 closely
- 紧缩 緊縮 jǐn suō ㄐㄧㄣˇ ㄙㄨㄛ gan2 suk1 (economics) to reduce
- 紧缺 緊缺 jǐn quē ㄐㄧㄣˇ ㄑㄩㄝ gan2 kyut3 in short supply
- 紧迫 緊迫 jǐn pò ㄐㄧㄣˇ ㄆㄛˋ gan2 bik1 pressing
- 要紧 要緊 yào jǐn ㄧㄠˋ ㄐㄧㄣˇ jiu3 gan2 important
- 赶紧 趕緊 gǎn jǐn ㄍㄢˇ ㄐㄧㄣˇ gon2 gan2 hurriedly
- 不要紧 不要緊 bù yào jǐn ㄅㄨˋ ㄧㄠˋ ㄐㄧㄣˇ bat1 jiu3 gan2 unimportant
- 紧接着 緊接著 jǐn jiē zhe ㄐㄧㄣˇ ㄐㄧㄝ ˙ㄓㄜ gan2 zip3 zoek3 immediately afterwards
- 无关紧要 無關緊要 wú guān jǐn yào ㄨˊ ㄍㄨㄢ ㄐㄧㄣˇ ㄧㄠˋ mou4 gwaan1 gan2 jiu3 indifferent
- 勒紧 勒緊 lēi jǐn ㄌㄟ ㄐㄧㄣˇ lak6 gan2 to tighten
- 严紧 嚴緊 yán jǐn ㄧㄢˊ ㄐㄧㄣˇ jim4 gan2 strict
- 压紧 壓緊 yā jǐn ㄧㄚ ㄐㄧㄣˇ aat3 gan2 to compress
- 夹紧 夾緊 jiā jǐn ㄐㄧㄚ ㄐㄧㄣˇ gaap3 gan2 to clamp
- 手紧 手緊 shǒu jǐn ㄕㄡˇ ㄐㄧㄣˇ sau2 gan2 tightfisted
Idioms with these characters
- 吃大锅饭 吃大鍋飯 chī dà guō fàn ㄔ ㄉㄚˋ ㄍㄨㄛ ㄈㄢˋ hek3 daai6 wo1 faan6 lit. to eat from the common pot (idiom)
- 吃干抹净 吃乾抹淨 chī gān mā jìng ㄔ ㄍㄢ ㄇㄚ ㄐㄧㄥˋ (idiom) to devour (food)
- 吃喝嫖赌 吃喝嫖賭 chī hē piáo dǔ ㄔ ㄏㄜ ㄆㄧㄠˊ ㄉㄨˇ hek3 hot3 piu4 dou2 lit. to go dining, wining, whoring and gambling (idiom)
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- 吃喝玩乐 吃喝玩樂 chī hē wán lè ㄔ ㄏㄜ ㄨㄢˊ ㄌㄜˋ hek3 hot3 wun6 lok6 lit. to eat, drink, play and be merry (idiom)
- 吃苦耐劳 吃苦耐勞 chī kǔ nài láo ㄔ ㄎㄨˇ ㄋㄞˋ ㄌㄠˊ hek3 fu2 noi6 lou4 hardworking and enduring hardships (idiom)
- 吃里扒外 吃裡扒外 chī lǐ pá wài ㄔ ㄌㄧˇ ㄆㄚˊ ㄨㄞˋ hek3 leoi5 paa4 ngoi6 (idiom) to work against the interests of sb one derives support from; to double-cross one's employer; to bite the hand that feeds
- 吃香喝辣 chī xiāng hē là ㄔ ㄒㄧㄤ ㄏㄜ ㄌㄚˋ hek3 hoeng1 hot3 laat6 lit. to eat delicious food and drink hard liquor (idiom)
- 大吃一惊 大吃一驚 dà chī yī jīng ㄉㄚˋ ㄔ ㄧ ㄐㄧㄥ daai6 hek3 jat1 geng1 (idiom) astounded; flabbergasted; taken aback
- 多吃多占 多吃多佔 duō chī duō zhàn ㄉㄨㄛ ㄔ ㄉㄨㄛ ㄓㄢˋ do1 hek3 do1 zim3 taking or eating more than one's due (idiom); greedy and selfish
- 好吃懒做 好吃懶做 hào chī lǎn zuò ㄏㄠˋ ㄔ ㄌㄢˇ ㄗㄨㄛˋ hou3 hek3 laan5 zou6 happy to partake but not prepared to do any work (idiom)
- 不紧不慢 不緊不慢 bù jǐn bù màn ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄣˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄇㄢˋ bat1 gan2 bat1 maan6 (idiom) to take one's time; unhurried; leisurely
- 紧锣密鼓 緊鑼密鼓 jǐn luó mì gǔ ㄐㄧㄣˇ ㄌㄨㄛˊ ㄇㄧˋ ㄍㄨˇ gan2 lo4 mat6 gu2 lit. urgent beating of gongs and drums (idiom)
- 紧迫盯人 緊迫盯人 jǐn pò dīng rén ㄐㄧㄣˇ ㄆㄛˋ ㄉㄧㄥ ㄖㄣˊ gan2 bik1 deng1 jan4 to keep a close eye on sb (idiom)
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- 紧随其后 緊隨其後 jǐn suí qí hòu ㄐㄧㄣˇ ㄙㄨㄟˊ ㄑㄧˊ ㄏㄡˋ gan2 ceoi4 kei4 hau6 to follow closely behind sb or sth (idiom)
- 紧咬不放 緊咬不放 jǐn yǎo bù fàng ㄐㄧㄣˇ ㄧㄠˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄈㄤˋ gan2 ngaau5 bat1 fong3 (idiom) unwilling to let go
- 紧要关头 緊要關頭 jǐn yào guān tóu ㄐㄧㄣˇ ㄧㄠˋ ㄍㄨㄢ ㄊㄡˊ gan2 jiu3 gwaan1 tau4 urgent and important moment (idiom); critical juncture
- 咬紧牙关 咬緊牙關 yǎo jǐn yá guān ㄧㄠˇ ㄐㄧㄣˇ ㄧㄚˊ ㄍㄨㄢ ngaau5 gan2 ngaa4 gwaan1 (idiom) to grit one's teeth tightly