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緊張

简紧张 · 繁緊張

Mandarin · pinyin jǐn zhāng

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張: zhāng · stretch, extend, expand; sheet; 26th lunar mansion, determinative star υ¹ Hydrae
紧: jǐn · tense, tight, taut; firm, secure
张: zhāng · stretch, extend, expand; sheet

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3–1 · jin3 zhang1

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

gan2 zoeng1

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

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adj

nervous; worried; stressed; anxious
(of muscle, rope, etc.) tense; taut
(of situation etc.) tense; intense; acute; fierce; pressing
in short supply; scarce
fast-paced

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