紧 jǐn
- Strokes
- 10
- Radical
- 糸 — silk
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
紧缺
jǐnquē
scarce; in short supply
Characters in this word
缺 quē
- Strokes
- 10
- Radical
- 缶 — earthen crock or jar
- Made of
- 缶 earthen crock or jar 夬 decisive, certain
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 偏远地区的儿科医生长期紧缺，导致许多家庭不得不跨城就诊。 Piānyuǎn dìqū de érkē yīshēng chángqī jǐnquē, dǎozhì xǔduō jiātíng bùdébù kuà chéng jiùzhěn. Paediatric doctors have long been in short supply in remote areas, forcing many families to seek treatment in other cities.
- 夏天用电高峰时，电力常常很紧缺。 Xiàtiān yòng diàn gāofēng shí, diànlì chángcháng hěn jǐnquē. At the summer peak in electricity use, power is often in short supply.
- 这个老城区的停车位非常紧缺，每天晚上都很难停车。 Zhè ge lǎo chéngqū de tíngchēwèi fēicháng jǐnquē, měi tiān wǎnshang dōu hěn nán tíngchē. Parking spaces are very scarce in this old district, and it is hard to park every evening.
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
- 紧凑 jǐncòu compact; tightly arranged
- 紧迫 jǐnpò urgent; pressing
- 紧缩 jǐnsuō to tighten; to contract; austerity