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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 吃紧

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
吃紧 chī jǐn - in short supply
- dire
- tense
- critical
- hard-pressed
- important

List Ranking for: 吃紧

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2025) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
- - 37,281 27,298 33,173

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
吃 chī- to eat; to consume
- to eat at (a cafeteria etc)
- to eradicate; to destroy
- to absorb
- to suffer (shock, injury, defeat etc)
吃 chī- variant of 吃[chi1]
紧 jǐn- tight
- strict
- close at hand
- near
- urgent
- tense
- hard up
- short of money
- to tighten

Other Words Containing 吃紧

Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.

Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2025) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
吃紧 - - 37,281 27,298 33,173