抓紧
HSK 4 (2021)Old HSK 5
抓紧 (zhuājǐn) · to make the most of
抓紧 (zhuājǐn) means “to make the most of; to hurry; to hold tight”. It is written with 2 characters: 抓 (to grab) + 紧 (tight). It is an HSK 4 word in the 2021 standard.
How 抓紧 is built
The characters
抓 zhuā · to grab
What 抓 is made of
- 扌shǒu — hand
- 二 — two strokes
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 亅 — hook
- 二 — two strokes
- 爪zhǎo — claws
- 丨 — vertical stroke
Origin hint: A hand 扌 with claws 爪; 爪 also provides the pronunciation (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
紧 jǐn · tight
What 紧 is made of
- 又yòu — and
- 糸mì — silk
- 幺yāo — one
- 小xiǎo — small
- 亅 — hook
- 八bā — eight
Origin hint: silk (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
我们得抓紧时间。Wǒmen děi zhuājǐn shíjiān.We need to make the most of our time.
快考试了，你要抓紧复习。Kuài kǎoshì le, nǐ yào zhuājǐn fùxí.The exam is coming, so hurry up and review.
Questions about 抓紧
What does 抓紧 mean?
抓紧 (zhuājǐn) means “to make the most of; to hurry; to hold tight”.
How do you pronounce 抓紧?
抓紧 is pronounced zhuājǐn.
Which HSK level is 抓紧?
抓紧 is in HSK 4 (2021) and Old HSK 5.
Related words
- 抓住zhuāzhùto catch hold of
- 抓zhuāto grab
- 赶紧gǎnjǐnquickly
- 紧急jǐnjíurgent
- 紧张jǐnzhāngnervous
- 不要紧bùyàojǐnit doesn't matter
- 紧密jǐnmìclose
- 紧迫jǐnpòurgent
- 紧jǐntight
Learn 抓紧 with its group
It is part of HSK 4 (2021) · Group 74: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.