勒緊

勒紧
lēijǐn
to tighten

CEDICT

用繩索一類的物品捆套住，然後再用力拉緊。

重編國語辭典

Entry Composition

1 勒 lēi
  1. to strap tightly
  2. to bind
2 緊 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

勒緊褲帶 lēijǐnkùdài
  1. to tighten one's belt
  2. to live more frugally
勒緊褲頭 lēijǐnkùtóu

Related entries

縮緊 suōjǐn
  1. to tighten
  2. to contract
  3. to shrink in
緊縮 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 殺 shā
緊 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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