勒紧

勒緊
lēijǐn
to tighten

CEDICT

用绳索一类的物品捆套住，然后再用力拉紧。

重編國語辭典

Entry Composition

1 勒 lēi
  1. to strap tightly
  2. to bind
2 紧 jǐn
  1. tight
  2. strict
  3. close at hand
  4. near
  5. urgent
  6. tense
  7. hard up
  8. short of money
  9. to tighten

Containing this entry

勒紧裤带 lēijǐnkùdài
  1. to tighten one's belt
  2. to live more frugally
勒紧裤头 lēijǐnkùtóu

Related entries

缩紧 suōjǐn
  1. to tighten
  2. to contract
  3. to shrink in
紧缩 jǐnsuō
  1. (economics) to reduce
  2. to curtail
  3. to cut back
  4. to tighten
  5. austerity
  6. tightening
  7. crunch
煞 shā
  1. to terminate
  2. to cut short
  3. to bring to a stop
  4. to squeeze
  5. to tighten
  6. to damage
  7. variant of 杀 shā
紧 jǐn
  1. tight
  2. strict
  3. close at hand
  4. near
  5. urgent
  6. tense
  7. hard up
  8. short of money
  9. to tighten
她眉頭緊鎖。

She scowled.

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