緊gan2張zoeng1

English

1. nervous
2. (adjective) (of feeling) excited
3. anxious; nervous; tense
4. to worry about, to be concerned with the well being of somebody, to care
5. keyed up
6. tight; of limited amount
7. intense
8. tense
9. strained
10. in short supply
11. scarce

量詞 — Classifiers

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粵語 — Cantonese

1. 神經處於繃緊嘅狀態
2. 擔心；著緊
3. 唔充足，令人好難應付

Examples

• 石油供應好緊張。

  The supply of petroleum is very tight.

• 唔使咁緊張成績。

  Don't worry about academic results too much.

• 你聽落去幾緊張噃。

  You sound nervous.

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• 佢處理唔到緊張嘅情緒。

  She could not cope with anxiety.

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• 個個父母都緊張自己仔女㗎啦。

  It is natural that all parents are concerned about their children.

• 我覺得你緊張錢多過緊張我囉！

  I feel that you care more about money than me.

• 就快到我上台嘞，我真係好緊張。

  It will soon be my turn to be on stage. I'm really nervous.

• 防暴警察包圍住啲示威者，現場氣氛好緊張。

  The anti-riot police have surrounded the protesters; the atmosphere is tense. ----