# 紧张 (jǐnzhāng)

In Mandarin Chinese, 紧张 (jǐnzhāng) means “nervous; tense; in short supply”. It is part of the HSK 3 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: nervous; tense; in short supply
- Pinyin: jǐnzhāng (jin3 zhang1)
- Traditional: 緊張
- HSK 3.0 · Level 3
- HSK 2.0 · Level 4
- Measure word: 阵

## Examples

- 每次考试前我都有点儿紧张。
  Měi cì kǎoshì qián wǒ dōu yǒudiǎnr jǐnzhāng.
  I feel a little nervous before every exam.

## Characters

- [紧](https://hanziro.com/word/jin-tight/) (jǐn): tight; urgent
- [张](https://hanziro.com/word/zhang-flat-items/) (zhāng): (measure word) for flat items

https://hanziro.com/word/jin-zhang-nervous/

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