粵

緊gan2閉bai3

simp紧闭
gan2 bai3jǐn bì

English

  1. to close securely
  2. tightly closed
  3. secure
  4. to close something firmly

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 用力閂埋,合埋

Examples

  • 她双眼紧闭。

    She kept her eyes closed.

    Tatoeba · ruicong CC BY

  • 他敲了敲緊閉的門。

    He knocked on the closed door.

    Tatoeba · Martha CC BY

  • 佢唔敢睇恐怖片,成場戲都淨係緊閉雙眼。

    She was too scared to watch this thriller, her eyes were firmly shut during her time in the cinema.

Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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