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紧

jǐn
HSK 3

English Meaning

tight; strict; close at hand; near; urgent; tense; hard up; short of money; to tighten

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这个做投行的人 其实一直都还挺紧绷的
HSK 3 00:03
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现在又跟你们置中建投一起工作

“and now I'm working with you who are from Zhizhong.”

“People in investment banking are actually always pretty tense.”

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说话速度又快

“They talk fast.”

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不知道能不能用 不打紧
HSK 3 00:02
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💡 INTENT:

“It really doesn't matter if these are defective; whoever gets them isn't important enough to deserve better anyway.”

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有很多都是库房的残品次品

“Many of them are defective products from the warehouse.”

“I don't know if they can be used. It doesn't matter.”

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现在这丫头 还用不上好东西

“Right now, this girl doesn't need the good stuff.”

《家业》 · daily_life
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你那么着急找我 就问这么不紧不慢的问题
HSK 3 00:02
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💡 INTENT:

“Did you really drag me here in a rush just for this trivial stuff? Spit out what you really want to say.”

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就这样

“That's it?”

“You were in such a hurry to see me just to ask something like this?”

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是你老板对你不好

“Is your boss treating you badly?”

《爱情没有神话》 · social_and_dating
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