紧

tight / strict / close at hand / near / urgent / tense / hard up / short of money / to tighten

variant of 收[shou1]

fine silk / Kangxi radical 120

to grasp firmly / to pay special attention to / to rush in / to make the most of

unimportant / not serious / it doesn't matter / never mind / it looks all right, but

to intensify / to speed up / to step up

lit. to bite the teeth tightly (idiom); fig. to grit one's teeth and bear the pain / to bite the bullet

short of money / hard up

in short supply / dire / tense / critical / hard-pressed / important

strict / tight

tightfisted / stingy / short of money / hard up

to tighten

to concentrate on studying hard

to close firmly / to fasten securely / to make fast / to lock

unimportant / not serious / it doesn't matter / never mind

not important / of no consequence

(idiom) to take one's time; unhurried; leisurely

post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)

to tighten one's belt / to live more frugally

see 咬緊牙關|咬紧牙关[yao3 jin3 ya2 guan1]

to compress

to clamp / to grip

important