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HSK
3

tight

Composition


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Pinyin

jin3 jǐn

Meaning


Primary

tight

Alternatives

tightly, taut

Mnemonic


[ji-] Jimmy Neutron is in the [3] basement of the [-(e)n] infirmary where he is being tortured by the evil nurses and doctors. Between two 又 folding stools is a 紧 tight 糸 thread that connects them. The evil nurses and doctors make him stand on the 紧 tight 糸 thread while all holding 刂 sabers underneath it, making it so that he will die if he falls off the 紧 tight 糸 thread.

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