紧 ⇒
紧张 jǐnzhāng, [緊張], nervous/keyed up/intense/tense/strained/in short supply/scarce/CL:陣|阵[zhèn]
紧 jǐn, [緊], tight/strict/close at hand/near/urgent/tense/hard up/short of money/to tighten
紧急 jǐnjí, [緊急], urgent/emergency
赶紧 gǎnjǐn, [趕緊], hurriedly/without delay
抓紧 zhuājǐn, [抓緊], to grasp firmly/to pay special attention to/to rush in/to make the most of
无关紧要 wúguānjǐnyào, [無關緊要], indifferent/insignificant
不要紧 bùyàojǐn, [不要緊], unimportant/not serious/it doesn't matter/never mind/it looks all right, but
紧紧 jǐnjǐn, [緊緊], closely/tightly
要紧 yàojǐn, [要緊], important/urgent
紧密 jǐnmì, [緊密], inseparably close
紧身 jǐnshēn, [緊身], skintight
紧身衣 紧迫 jǐnpò, [緊迫], pressing/urgent
紧跟 jǐngēn, [緊跟], to follow precisely/to comply with
紧接着 紧跟着 握紧 紧凑 jǐncòu, [緊湊], compact/terse/tight (schedule)
加紧 jiājǐn, [加緊], to intensify/to speed up/to step up
紧要关头 jǐnyàoguāntóu, [緊要關頭], urgent and important moment (idiom); critical juncture
收紧 shōujǐn, [收緊], to tighten up (restrictions etc)
紧急状态 jǐnjízhuàngtài, [緊急狀態], state of emergency
紧要 jǐnyào, [緊要], critical/crucial/vital
紧握 jǐnwò, [緊握], to hold firmly, not let go
紧贴 jǐntiē, [緊貼], to stick close to/to press up against
咬紧牙关 yǎojǐnyáguān, [咬緊牙關], lit. to bite the teeth tightly (idiom); fig. to grit one's teeth and bear the pa...
紧逼 jǐnbī, [緊逼], to press hard/to close in on
紧缩 jǐnsuō, [緊縮], (economics) to reduce/to curtail/to cut back/to tighten/austerity/tightening/cru...
紧缺 jǐnquē, [緊缺], in short supply/scarce
紧张症 手头紧 shǒutóujǐn, [手頭緊], short of money/hard up
紧追不舍 松紧带 sōngjǐndài, [鬆緊帶], (a length of) elastic
吃紧 chījǐn, [吃緊], in short supply/dire/tense/critical/hard-pressed/important
紧迫感 紧箍咒 jǐngūzhòu, [緊箍咒], the Band-tightening Spell (in 西遊記|西游记[Xī yóu Jì])/a spell or incantation for con...
松紧 紧接 jǐnjiē, [緊接], immediately adjacent/immediately following/to follow closely on
紧凑型 至关紧要 紧邻 jǐnlín, [緊鄰], to be right next to/close neighbor
紧急灯 手紧 shǒujǐn, [手緊], tightfisted/stingy/short of money/hard up
勒紧 lēijǐn, [勒緊], to tighten
紧迫性 严紧 yánjǐn, [嚴緊], strict/tight
紧锣密鼓 紧巴巴 jǐnbābā, [緊巴巴], tight fitting/hard up (i.e. lacking money)
口紧 紧绷绷 jǐnbēngbēng, [緊繃繃], tight/stretched/(face, lips) taut/strained
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缺 ⇒
缺 quē, deficiency/lack/scarce/vacant post/to run short of
缺乏 quēfá, to lack/to be short of/lack/shortage
缺少 quēshǎo, lack/shortage of/shortfall/to be short (of)/to lack
缺点 quēdiǎn, [缺點], weak point/fault/shortcoming/disadvantage/CL:個|个[gè]
缺陷 quēxiàn, defect/flaw/physical defect
缺席 quēxí, absence/absent
空缺 kòngquē, vacancy
完美无缺 wánměiwúquē, [完美無缺], perfect and without blemish/flawless/to leave nothing to be desired
短缺 duǎnquē, shortage
缺口 quēkǒu, nick/jag/gap/shortfall
缺失 quēshī, deficiency/shortcoming/hiatus
缺德 quēdé, to be lacking in moral sense/to lack common basic respect for others/lacking in ...
欠缺 qiànquē, to be deficient in/lapse/deficiency
缺氧 quēyǎng, lacking oxygen/anaerobic
不可或缺 bùkěhuòquē, necessary/must have
残缺 cánquē, [殘缺], badly damaged/shattered
缺水 quēshuǐ, water shortage/dehydration
缺损 quēsǔn, [缺損], defective/defect
缺憾 quēhàn, a regret/sth regrettable
稀缺 xīquē, scarce/scarcity
紧缺 jǐnquē, [緊缺], in short supply/scarce
缺课 缺血 quēxuè, lack of blood
缺勤 quēqín, to be absent from work or school
优缺点 残缺不全 缺货 quēhuò, [缺貨], lack of supplies/unavailable goods
缺一不可 quēyībùkě, not a single one is dispensable/can't do without either
奇缺 qíquē, very short of (food, clean water etc)/extreme shortage/deficit
补缺 bǔquē, [補缺], to fill a vacancy/to make up for a shortage/to supply a deficiency
缺德事 quēdéshì, misdeed/immoral action/wicked deed/a deliberate wrongdoing
三缺一 缺衣少食 quēyīshǎoshí, short of food and clothing/destitute
缺字 必不可缺 bìbùkěquē, see 必不可少[bì bù kě shǎo]
缺医少药 缺斤少两 肥缺 féiquē, lucrative post