Chinese symbol for “compact”
紧凑
jǐn còu
Traditional: 緊湊
compact; terse; tight (schedule)
The closest CC-CEDICT match for compact is 紧凑 (jǐn còu), defined as: compact; terse; tight (schedule).
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “compact”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 微缩 (微縮) | wēi suō | compact; micro- |
| 致密 (緻密) | zhì mì | fine; dense; compact |
| 小巧 | xiǎo qiǎo | small and exquisite; delicate |
| 密致 (密緻) | mì zhì | compact; dense; close-spaced |
| 压实 (壓實) | yā shí | to compress; to compact |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 紧凑.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 紧张 (緊張) | jǐn zhāng | nervous; keyed up |
| 紧急 (緊急) | jǐn jí | urgent; emergency |
| 赶紧 (趕緊) | gǎn jǐn | hurriedly; without delay |
| 紧密 (緊密) | jǐn mì | inseparably close |
| 抓紧 (抓緊) | zhuā jǐn | to keep a firm grip on; to pay close attention to |
| 紧紧 (緊緊) | jǐn jǐn | closely; tightly |
| 凑合 (湊合) | còu he | to bring together; to make do in a bad situation |
| 拼凑 (拼湊) | pīn còu | to assemble; to put together |
See also: Japanese symbol for “compact”.
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