紧

要紧

yào jǐn

important

通货紧缩

tōng huò jǐn suō

deflation

过度紧张

guò dù jǐn zhāng

hypertension

过紧日子

guò jǐn rì zi

to tighten one's belt; to live frugally

关紧

guān jǐn

to close firmly

松紧带

sōng jǐn dài

(a length of) elastic

上紧发条

shàng jǐn fā tiáo

to wind the spring up tight

不打紧

bù dǎ jǐn

unimportant

不当紧

bù dāng jǐn

not important

不紧不慢

bù jǐn bù màn

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

不要紧

bù yào jǐn

unimportant

加紧

jiā jǐn

to intensify