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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 紧张

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
紧张 jǐn zhāng - nervous
- keyed up
- intense
- tense
- strained
- in short supply
- scarce
- CL:陣|阵[zhen4]

List Ranking:

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

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
4 3 663 1,486 1,992

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
紧 jǐn- tight
- strict
- close at hand
- near
- urgent
- tense
- hard up
- short of money
- to tighten
张 zhāng- surname Zhang
张 zhāng- to open up
- to spread
- sheet of paper
- classifier for flat objects, sheet
- classifier for votes

Other Words Containing 紧张

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 (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
紧张 4 3 663 1,486 1,992