(jǐn zhāng) - nervous, tense, tight in Mandarin
jǐnzhāngTraditional: 緊張
Translation
nervous, tense, tight
Word origin
紧张 means 'nervous, tense': 紧 (jǐn, 'tight', simplified from 緊, with 纟the silk radical) plus 张 (zhāng, 'to stretch, to draw a bow', simplified from 張, with 弓 the bow radical). The image is of a drawn, taut string.
- Origin
- compound
- Root
- 紧 (jǐn, tight: 纟silk + ...) + 张 (zhāng, to stretch: 弓 bow + 长 phonetic)
Stroke order
紧
张
Examples
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I am very nervous.
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She is always nervous before exams.
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He is very nervous before the exam.
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I get very nervous before exams.
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Do not be so nervous.
紧张 (jǐn zhāng) means nervous, tense, tight. It is used as an adjective in everyday Mandarin speech.
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