nervous; anxious (adj.)
HSK 4
Traditional
緊張
Radicals
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Examples
他在面试时非常紧张。 tā zài miànshì shí fēicháng jǐnzhāng. - He was very nervous during the interview.
考试前她总是感到紧张。 kǎoshì qián tā zǒng shì gǎndào jǐnzhāng. - She always feels nervous before exams.
比赛开始前，运动员们都很紧张。 bǐsài kāishǐ qián, yùndòngyuánmen dōu hěn jǐnzhāng. - The athletes were very tense before the competition started.
他在公众面前讲话时会感到紧张。 tā zài gōngzhòng miànqián jiǎnghuà shí huì gǎndào jǐnzhāng. - He gets nervous when speaking in public.
尽管他紧张，但还是完成了演讲。 jǐnguǎn tā jǐnzhāng, dàn háishì wánchéng le yǎnjiǎng. - Despite being nervous, he still completed his speech.
Characters
张 zhāng - to open up; to spread; [measure word for table, picture, paper etc] | HSK 3
紧 jǐn - tight; firm, fast; close; being in quick succession; strict; intense; short of money; pressing, urgent; to tighten |