紧缺 緊缺
紧缺 緊缺 jǐn quē ㄐㄧㄣˇ ㄑㄩㄝ gan2 kyut3 HSK 7-9
- in short supply
- scarce
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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
- 吃紧 吃緊 chī jǐn ㄔ ㄐㄧㄣˇ hek3 gan2 in short supply
- 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
缺
- 欠缺 qiàn quē ㄑㄧㄢˋ ㄑㄩㄝ him3 kyut3 to be deficient in
- 残缺 殘缺 cán quē ㄘㄢˊ ㄑㄩㄝ caan4 kyut3 badly damaged
- 短缺 duǎn quē ㄉㄨㄢˇ ㄑㄩㄝ dyun2 kyut3 shortage
- 缺乏 quē fá ㄑㄩㄝ ㄈㄚˊ kyut3 fat6 to lack; to be short of
- 缺口 quē kǒu ㄑㄩㄝ ㄎㄡˇ kyut3 hau2 nick
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- 缺失 quē shī ㄑㄩㄝ ㄕ kyut3 sat1 lack; deficiency
- 缺少 quē shǎo ㄑㄩㄝ ㄕㄠˇ kyut3 siu2 lack
- 缺席 quē xí ㄑㄩㄝ ㄒㄧˊ kyut3 zik6 to be absent
- 缺陷 quē xiàn ㄑㄩㄝ ㄒㄧㄢˋ kyut3 haam6 defect; flaw
- 缺点 缺點 quē diǎn ㄑㄩㄝ ㄉㄧㄢˇ kyut3 dim2 weak point
- 候缺 hòu quē ㄏㄡˋ ㄑㄩㄝ hau6 kyut3 waiting for a vacancy
- 傻缺 shǎ quē ㄕㄚˇ ㄑㄩㄝ so4 kyut3 (slang) idiot; fool
- 出缺 chū quē ㄔㄨ ㄑㄩㄝ ceot1 kyut3 to fall vacant
- 列缺 liè quē ㄌㄧㄝˋ ㄑㄩㄝ lit6 kyut3 lightning (archaic word)
- 匮缺 匱缺 kuì quē ㄎㄨㄟˋ ㄑㄩㄝ gwai6 kyut3 to be deficient in sth
- 圆缺 圓缺 yuán quē ㄩㄢˊ ㄑㄩㄝ jyun4 kyut3 waxing and waning (of the moon)
- 奇缺 qí quē ㄑㄧˊ ㄑㄩㄝ kei4 kyut3 very short of (food, clean water etc)
- 或缺 huò quē ㄏㄨㄛˋ ㄑㄩㄝ waak6 kyut3 to lack
- 暂缺 暫缺 zàn quē ㄗㄢˋ ㄑㄩㄝ zaam6 kyut3 currently in short supply
- 月缺 yuè quē ㄩㄝˋ ㄑㄩㄝ jyut6 kyut3 new moon
Idioms with these characters
- 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
- 抱残守缺 抱殘守缺 bào cán shǒu quē ㄅㄠˋ ㄘㄢˊ ㄕㄡˇ ㄑㄩㄝ pou5 caan4 sau2 kyut3 to cherish the outmoded and preserve the outworn (idiom); conservative
- 宁缺毋滥 寧缺毋濫 nìng quē wú làn ㄋㄧㄥˋ ㄑㄩㄝ ㄨˊ ㄌㄢˋ ning4 kyut3 mou4 laam6 better to have nothing (than substandard choice) (idiom); would prefer to go without than accept shoddy option
- 拾遗补缺 拾遺補缺 shí yí bǔ quē ㄕˊ ㄧˊ ㄅㄨˇ ㄑㄩㄝ sap6 wai4 bou2 kyut3 to remedy omissions and correct errors (idiom)
Example sentences
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以前 ， 想到 城市 ， 人们 人們 就 会 會 想到 拥挤 擁擠 的 街道 、 紧缺 緊缺 的 车位 車位 、 拥挤 擁擠 的 交通 、 排 得 老 长 長 的 队伍 隊伍 以及 噪音 和 烟雾 煙霧 。
Before now, when you thought of a city, you thought of crowded streets, parking problems, traffic jams, queues, noise and fumes.
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