Chinese symbol for “strained”
紧张
jǐn zhāng
Traditional: 緊張
nervous; keyed up; intense; tense
The closest CC-CEDICT match for strained is 紧张 (jǐn zhāng), defined as: nervous; keyed up; intense; tense; strained; in short supply.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “strained”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 紧绷 (緊繃) | jǐn bēng | to stretch taut; (of muscles etc) taut; strained; tense |
| 紧绷绷 (緊繃繃) | jǐn bēng bēng | tight; stretched; (face, lips) taut; strained |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 紧张.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 主张 (主張) | zhǔ zhāng | to advocate; to stand for |
| 扩张 (擴張) | kuò zhāng | expansion; dilation |
| 夸张 (誇張) | kuā zhāng | to exaggerate; overstated; exaggerated |
See also: Japanese symbol for “strained”.
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