"Tight" • Chinese-English Dictionary

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 yán gé strict / stringent / tight / rigorous
 yán mì strict / tight (organization, surveillance etc)
 xiá ài narrow / tight / narrow minded / lacking in experience
 shòu thin / to lose weight / (of clothing) tight / (of meat) lean / (of land) unproductive
 mò qì tacit understanding / mutual understanding / rapport / connected at a deep level with each other / (of team members) well coordinated / tight
 jǐn còu compact / terse / tight (schedule)
 sēn yán strict / rigid / tight (security)
 yán shi (sealed) tight / close / (hidden) safely / securely
 yán tight (closely sealed) / stern / strict / rigorous / severe / father
 jǐn tight / strict / close at hand / near / urgent / tense / hard up / short of money / to tighten
 yán jǐn strict / tight
 tiě iron (metal) / arms / weapons / hard / strong / violent / unshakeable / determined / close / tight (slang)
 jǐn bēng bēng tight / stretched / (face, lips) taut / strained
 yán jùn tight / strict / severe / stern / difficult
 jǐn bā tight (i.e. lacking money) / hard up / same as 緊巴巴|紧巴巴
 jǐn shí tight / firm / dense / packed
 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
 zǒu tóu wú lù to be at an impasse (idiom) / in a tight spot / at the end of one's rope / desperate
 sāi mǎn to stuff full / to cram in / packed tight / chock full
 lā jǐn to pull tight / tensioning
 sǐ jié tight knot / intractable problem
 má jí (slang) (Tw) close friend / best pal / to get along well / to be tight / congenial
 mò dǒu carpenter's straight line marker (an inked cord stretched tight then lowered onto timber)
穿 chuān xiǎo xié lit. to make sb wear tight shoes (idiom) / to make life difficult for sb
线 mò xiàn inked line / carpenter's straight line marker (an inked cord stretched tight then lowered onto timber)
 jǐn bā bā tight fitting / hard up (i.e. lacking money)
 bēng to draw tight / to stretch taut / to tack (with thread or pin) / embroidery hoop / woven bed mat
 mì féng tight seam / to calk
 jū shǒu to hold tight / to cling to / to adhere / stubborn / to detain sb as prisoner
 jìng zuò bù dòng to sit still and do nothing / to sit tight
 zhì mì tiān rán qì tight gas
 dèn to yank / to pull tight
 pīn cān (of people with tight budget) to enjoy various dishes at the restaurant by ordering the food together and then sharing the costs
 wān dào chāo chē to overtake on a bend (driving) / (fig.) taking opportunity of tight corners to make swift progress (economy etc)
 shōu shù to constrict / to draw tight / to gather (one's thoughts) / to bring to a close / to pack (for a journey)
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