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Chinese symbol for “standoff”

紧张状态
jǐn zhāng zhuàng tài
Traditional: 緊張狀態
tense situation; standoff

The closest CC-CEDICT match for standoff is 紧张状态 (jǐn zhāng zhuàng tài), defined as: tense situation; standoff.

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Characters and stroke order

紧 jǐn
tense, tight, taut; firm, secure
radical 120 ⽷ · 10 strokes
张 zhāng
to display; to expand, to open; to stretch; a sheet of paper
radical 57 ⼸ · 7 strokes
状 zhuàng
state, condition; shape, appearance, form; certificate
radical 94 ⽝ · 7 strokes
态 tài
manner, bearing, attitude
radical 61 ⼼ · 8 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “standoff”

WordPinyinMeaning
火药味甚浓 (火藥味甚濃)huǒ yào wèi shèn nóngstrong smell of gunpowder; fig. tense situation

Related words

Other words that share a character with 紧张状态.

WordPinyinMeaning
紧张 (緊張)jǐn zhāngnervous; keyed up
紧急 (緊急)jǐn jíurgent; emergency
赶紧 (趕緊)gǎn jǐnhurriedly; without delay
紧密 (緊密)jǐn mìinseparably close
抓紧 (抓緊)zhuā jǐnto keep a firm grip on; to pay close attention to
紧紧 (緊緊)jǐn jǐnclosely; tightly
主张 (主張)zhǔ zhāngto advocate; to stand for
扩张 (擴張)kuò zhāngexpansion; dilation
状态 (狀態)zhuàng tàicondition; state; state of affairs
态度 (態度)tài dumanner; bearing

See also: Japanese symbol for “standoff”.

Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.

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