紧 jǐn
- Strokes
- 10
- Radical
- 糸 — silk
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
紧凑
jǐncòu
compact; tightly arranged
Characters in this word
凑 còu
- Strokes
- 11
- Radical
- 冫 — ice
- Made of
- 冫 ice 奏 to play
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 这篇论文结构紧凑，几乎没有可以删去的重复段落。 Zhè piān lùnwén jiégòu jǐncòu, jīhū méiyǒu kěyǐ shānqù de chóngfù duànluò. This paper is tightly structured, with hardly any repetitive paragraphs that could be removed.
- 这个周末的日程排得很紧凑，一点空闲时间都没有。 Zhè ge zhōumò de rìchéng pái de hěn jǐncòu, yìdiǎn kòngxián shíjiān dōu méiyǒu. This weekend's schedule is very tightly packed, with no free time at all.
- 这个房间虽然小，但家具摆得很紧凑，一点也不乱。 Zhè ge fángjiān suīrán xiǎo, dàn jiājù bǎi de hěn jǐncòu, yìdiǎn yě bú luàn. Although this room is small, the furniture is arranged compactly and it is not messy at all.
Related words
- 赶紧 gǎnjǐn quickly; hurry up
- 紧 jǐn tight
- 紧急 jǐnjí urgent
- 紧张 jǐnzhāng nervous; tense
- 不要紧 búyàojǐn it does not matter
- 紧密 jǐnmì close; tight
- 抓紧 zhuājǐn to hold tightly; to hurry up
- 紧紧 jǐnjǐn tightly
- 加紧 jiājǐn to intensify; to step up
- 紧迫 jǐnpò urgent; pressing
- 紧缺 jǐnquē scarce; in short supply
- 紧缩 jǐnsuō to tighten; to contract; austerity