紧

jiāng shéng zi lā jǐn

将绳子拉紧。

Tighten up the rope.

bǎ xié dài xì jǐn

把鞋带系紧。

Tighten the shoelaces.

gōng xián bēng de hěn jǐn

弓弦绷得很紧。

The bowstring is stretched taut.

bǎ luó sī nǐng jǐn

把螺丝拧紧。

Tighten the screw.

tā jǐn bì shuāng chún bù yuàn shuō yī jù huà

他紧闭双唇，不愿说一句话。

He pressed his lips together, unwilling to say a word.

zhàn shì men wò jǐn shǒu zhōng de qiāng

战士们握紧手中的枪。

The soldiers clenched their guns.

wǒ jǐn yī xia xié dài

我紧一下鞋带。

Let me tighten my shoelace.

wǒ jǐn yī xià luó sī

我紧一下螺丝。

Let me tighten the screw.

yòng bān shou jǐn yī xià suǒ mào

用扳手紧一下锁帽。

Tighten locking nut with spanner.

wǒ men liǎng ge jǐn āi zhe

我们两个紧挨着。

We two are close to each ohter.

hái zi men jǐn jǐn yī wēi zhe shú shuì de mǔ qīn

孩子们紧紧依偎着熟睡的母亲。

The children nuzzled up against their sleeping mother.

tā de shī yī fu jǐn tiē zài shēn shang

她的湿衣服紧贴在身上。

Her wet clothes moulded round her body.

jǐn zhāng

紧张

tense

jīn tiān rèn wù hěn jǐn

今天任务很紧。

The task today is urgent.

nǐ kuài diǎn wǒ men shí jiān jǐn

你快点，我们时间紧。

Hurry up, we are short on time.

guǎn de jǐn

管得紧

exercise strict control

wǒ zuì jìn shǒu tóu jǐn

我最近手头紧。

I am short of money recently.

zhàn zhēng jié shù hòu rén men guò le duō nián de jǐn rì zi

战争结束后，人们过了多年的紧日子。

War was followed by many years of austerity.