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Mandarin pinyin pronunciation
jǐn
Cantonese jyutpin pronunciation
gan2
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All available English definitions strictLDC iconMDBG icon / hard upMDBG icon / urgentMDBG icon / short of moneyMDBG icon / tenseMDBG icon / nervousLDC icon / nearMDBG icon / to tightenMDBG icon / close at handMDBG icon/
Copyleft icon Adso icon Adso: tight
Copyleft icon Cantofish icon Cantofish: samecdic
Copyleft icon MDBG icon MDBG: tight; strict; close at hand; near; urgent; tense; hard up; short of money; to tighten
Copyleft icon LDC icon LDC: tight; nervous; strict
Copyleft icon Cdict icon CDict: sameldc'
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(yǒu) some
(jǐn) near
(jí) rapid
情况(qíng kuàng) situation
(shí) when
必须(bì xū) must
通过(tōng guò) via
这个(zhè gè) this one
出口(chū kǒu) an exit
跑出(pǎo chū) to run out
房子(fáng zi) room

If there's an emergency, you must run out of the house through this exit.

(tā) she
(jǐn) near
紧抓(jǐn zhuā) to seize
住了( zhù le)
我的( de) my
(shǒu) hands

She held on to my hand tightly.

(qǐng) to ask
(zhuā) to catch
(jǐn) near
时间(shí jiān) time

Please hurry.

(qǐng) to ask
(bào) to hold
(jǐn) near
汤姆(tāng mǔ) Tom (name)

Hug Tom.

(wǒ) I
(jǐn) near
(zhāng) to spread
(dé děiděi) must
说不出话来(shuō bù chū huà lái) speechless
(liǎo) (of eyes) bright

I've got a frog in my throat.

(wǒ) I
(jǐn) near
(jǐn) near
(dìde) -ly
抱著(bàozhe) to nestle
(tā) another
(kū) to cry

I hugged him tightly and cried.

(tā) she
(zhuā) to catch
(jǐn) near
时间(shí jiān) time
(dìde) -ly
阅读(yuè dú) to read
一本( yī běn)
畅销(chàng xiāo) best seller
小说(xiǎo shuō) novel

She lost no time in reading a best-selling novel.

(tā) another
(jǐn) near
(jǐn) near
抓住(zhuā zhù) to capture
树枝(shù zhī) twig

He held on firmly to the branch.

(tā) another
(jǐn) near
(wò) to grasp
她的( tā de)
(shǒu) hands

He held her hand in a firm clasp.

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