紧张 – vocab dash

紧张jǐnzhāng

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Meanings

1. nervous (classifier 陣|阵 zhen4)

2. keyed up

3. intense

4. tense

5. strained

6. in short supply

7. scarce

Characters used

紧tight 张to open

Examples25

是shì什么shénme让ràng你nǐ这么zhème紧张jǐnzhāng？

What are you so nervous about?

比赛bǐsài前qián我wǒ一直yīzhí都dōu很hěn紧张jǐnzhāng。

I always get nervous just before a match.

我wǒ真的zhēnde不是bùshì很hěn紧张jǐnzhāng。

I'm not really nervous.

每个měige人rén似乎sìhū都dōu很hěn紧张jǐnzhāng。

Everyone seems tense.

你nǐ看起来kànqǐlai真的zhēnde很hěn紧张jǐnzhāng。

You look really nervous.

他们tāmen变得biànde很hěn紧张jǐnzhāng。

They became very nervous.