紧张
jǐn​zhāng HSK3

nervous

紧张 (緊張) jǐn​zhāng
nervous adjective
feeling worried, anxious, or keyed up

第一次上台演讲，他感到非常紧张。

dì​yī cì shàng​tái yǎn​jiǎng, tā gǎn​dào fēi​cháng jǐn​zhāng.

He felt very nervous during his first speech on stage.

tense adjective
characterized by strain, pressure, or a lack of relaxation in a situation

比赛进入了最后阶段，气氛十分紧张。

bǐ​sài jìn​rù le zuì​hòu jiē​duàn, qì​fēn shí​fēn jǐn​zhāng.

The game has entered its final stage, and the atmosphere is very tense.

scarce adjective
in short supply or insufficient to meet demand

由于旱灾，当地的水资源非常紧张。

yóu​yú hàn​zāi, dāng​dì de shuǐ zī​yuán fēi​cháng jǐn​zhāng.

Water resources in the area are very tight due to the drought.

Frequency
Movie subtitles
144.7 per million appears in 39% of films
Written text
89.2 per million

Details
HSK 2.0
Level 4
HSK 3.0
Level 3

Cross-References

Classifier

Sources
Definitions
CC-CEDICT
Frequency data
SUBTLEX-CHBCC Corpus (BLCU)