"Tight" • Chinese-English Dictionary
| 严格 | yán gé | strict / stringent / tight / rigorous |   |
| 严密 | yán mì | strict / tight (organization, surveillance etc) | |
| 瘦 |  shòu | thin / to lose weight / (of clothing) tight / (of meat) lean / (of land) unproductive | |
| 默契 | mò qì | tacit understanding / mutual understanding / rapport / connected at a deep level with each other / (of team members) well coordinated / tight | |
| 紧凑 | jǐn còu | compact / terse / tight (schedule) | |
| 森严 | sēn yán | strict / rigid / tight (security) | |
| 严实 | yán shi | (sealed) tight / close / (hidden) safely / securely | |
| 严 | yán | tight (closely sealed) / stern / strict / rigorous / severe / father | |
| 紧 | jǐn | tight / strict / close at hand / near / urgent / tense / hard up / short of money / to tighten | |
| 严紧 | yán jǐn | strict / tight | |
| 铁 | tiě | iron (metal) / arms / weapons / hard / strong / violent / unshakeable / determined / close / tight (slang) | |
| 紧绷绷 | jǐn bēng bēng | tight / stretched / (face, lips) taut / strained | |
| 严竣 | yán jùn | tight / strict / severe / stern / difficult | |
| 紧巴 | jǐn bā | tight (i.e. lacking money) / hard up / same as 緊巴巴|紧巴巴 | |
| 紧实 | jǐn shí | tight / firm / dense / packed | |
| 克难 | kè nán | to make do in difficult circumstances by being resourceful / (of circumstances) difficult / challenging / (of a budget) tight / (of a man-made thing) makeshift / rough and ready | |
| 走投无路 | zǒu tóu wú lù | to be at an impasse (idiom) / in a tight spot / at the end of one's rope / desperate | |
| 塞满 | sāi mǎn | to stuff full / to cram in / packed tight / chock full | |
| 拉紧 | lā jǐn | to pull tight / tensioning | |
| 死结 | sǐ jié | tight knot / intractable problem | |
| 麻吉 | má jí | (slang) (Tw) close friend / best pal / to get along well / to be tight / congenial | |
| 墨斗 | mò dǒu | carpenter's straight line marker (an inked cord stretched tight then lowered onto timber) | |
| 穿小鞋 | chuān xiǎo xié | lit. to make sb wear tight shoes (idiom) / to make life difficult for sb | |
| 墨线 | mò xiàn | inked line / carpenter's straight line marker (an inked cord stretched tight then lowered onto timber) | |
| 紧巴巴 | jǐn bā bā | tight fitting / hard up (i.e. lacking money) | |
| 绷 | bēng | to draw tight / to stretch taut / to tack (with thread or pin) / (bound form) embroidery hoop / (bound form) woven bed mat | |
| 任凭风浪起，稳坐钓鱼台 | rèn píng fēng làng qǐ , wěn zuò diào yú tái | lit. to sit tight on the fishing terrace despite the storm (idiom) / fig. to stay calm in a tense situation | |
| 密缝 | mì féng | tight seam / to calk | |
| 拘守 | jū shǒu | to hold tight / to cling to / to adhere / stubborn / to detain sb as prisoner | |
| 稳坐钓鱼台 | wěn zuò diào yú tái | lit. to sit tight on the fishing terrace despite the storm (idiom) / fig. to stay calm in a tense situation | |
| 静坐不动 | jìng zuò bù dòng | to sit still and do nothing / to sit tight | |
| 致密天然气 | zhì mì tiān rán qì | tight gas | |
| 扽 | dèn | to yank / to pull tight | |
| 拼餐 | pīn cān | (of people with tight budget) to enjoy various dishes at the restaurant by ordering the food together and then sharing the costs | |
| 弯道超车 | wān dào chāo chē | to overtake on a bend (driving) / (fig.) taking opportunity of tight corners to make swift progress (economy etc) | |
| 收束 | shōu shù | to constrict / to draw tight / to gather (one's thoughts) / to bring to a close / to pack (for a journey) | |
| 上紧发条 | shàng jǐn fā tiáo | to wind the spring up tight / (fig.) to gear up / to ready oneself | |
