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緊

简紧 · 繁緊

Mandarin · pinyin jǐn

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紧: jǐn · tense, tight, taut; firm, secure

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Cantonese word readings for 緊. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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character · Etymology 1

tense; tight; taut; tightly
firm; secure
to tighten
strict
pressing; urgent
short of money; hard up
violent; heavy
critical; important
(literary or Hokkien, Datian Min, Zhao'an Hakka, Wenzhounese) quick; rapid; quickly

character · Etymology 2

(Cantonese, dialectal Hakka, Nanning Pinghua) Grammatical particle used to express progressive aspect (an ongoing activity) which may undergo a change of state. Similar to the -ing form in English.

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