紧张

jǐnzhāng

Traditional: 緊張

HSK 3
#797 of 5,000 Core 1000

Translation

nervous, tense, tight

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Examples

I am very nervous.

She is always nervous before exams.

He is very nervous before the exam.

I get very nervous before exams.

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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This word is part of lesson 16.