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The Cantonese word gan zoeng - 紧张 - gan2 zoeng1
(nervous in Cantonese)





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Romanization (Jyutping)

gan2 zoeng1

English translations

nervous, tense, tight,
edgy, intense, on the stretch, in short supply

Chinese characters:

紧张
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紧张 (gan2 zoeng1) is composed of these characters: 紧, 张
紧张 ( gan zoeng / gan2 zoeng1 ) in traditional characters
緊張

Tags and additional information
(Meaning of individual characters, character components etc.)

urgent  |  to spread
紧张 ( gan zoeng / gan2 zoeng1 ) belongs to the 500 most common composed words in Chinese language (rank 389)
More words that mean tense in Cantonese
si4 taai3 ( 时态 )

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