加紧 meaning in English

jiājǐn

to intensify; to speed up

HSK 7-9verbTraditional 加緊15 strokes

Meaning of 加紧

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

jiājǐn
  1. to intensify
  2. to speed up
  3. to step up

加紧 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

我wǒ们men真zhēn的de得de加jiā紧jǐn步bù伐fá了le。
We've really got to step on it.

Stroke order for each character

Open a character for its meaning, components and more words.

加 jiā · to add · 5 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5

紧 jǐn · tight · 10 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6
  7. 7
  8. 8
  9. 9
  10. 10

Related words

Words that share a character with 加紧.

参加cānjiāto participate; to take part; to join
加油jiāyóuto add oil; to top up with gas; to refuel; to accelerate; to step on the gas
紧张jǐnzhāngnervous; keyed up
赶紧gǎnjǐnhurriedly; without delay
更加gèngjiāmore (than sth else); even more
紧急jǐnjíurgent; emergency
增加zēngjiāto raise; to increase
加强jiāqiángto reinforce; to strengthen; to enhance
加快jiākuàito accelerate; to speed up; to hasten
加工jiāgōngto process; processing
加入jiārùto become a member; to join
不要紧bùyàojǐnunimportant; not serious

Questions about 加紧

What does 加紧 mean?

加紧 (jiājǐn) means "to intensify; to speed up" and is used as a verb.

How do you write 加紧?

加紧 is made of 2 characters: 加 (5 strokes), 紧 (10 strokes). That is 15 strokes in total.

Is 加紧 an HSK word?

Yes. 加紧 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.

How is 加紧 written in traditional Chinese?

In traditional characters, 加紧 is written 加緊.