Usages of jǐnzhāng
她 第一次 去 音乐会 的 时候 有点儿 紧张。tā dìyīcì qù yīnyuèhuì de shíhou yǒudiǎnr jǐnzhāng.
She was a bit nervous the first time she went to a concert.
比如 考试 前 很多 学生 都 很 紧张， 不知道 怎么 解决 问题。bǐrú kǎoshì qián hěnduō xuéshēng dōu hěn jǐnzhāng, bùzhīdào zěnme jiějué wèntí.
For example, before exams many students are very nervous and don’t know how to solve their problems.
那 个 年轻 的 画家 第一次 开 展览 的 时候 又 兴奋 又 紧张， 竟然 一 晚上 都 没 睡。nà gè niánqīng de huàjiā dìyīcì kāi zhǎnlǎn de shíhou yòu xīngfèn yòu jǐnzhāng, jìngrán yí wǎnshang dōu méi shuì.
That young painter was both excited and nervous at her first exhibition and unexpectedly didn’t sleep the whole night.
她 第一次 一 个 人 去 旅游 的 时候， 心里 很 紧张， 可是 最后 一切 都 很 顺利。tā dìyīcì yí gè rén qù lǚyóu de shíhou, xīnli hěn jǐnzhāng, kěshì zuìhòu yíqiè dōu hěn shùnlì.
The first time she traveled alone, she was very nervous, but in the end everything went smoothly.
我 的 缺点 是 容易 紧张。wǒ de quēdiǎn shì róngyì jǐnzhāng.
My weakness is that I get nervous easily.
尽管 我 很 紧张， 还是 做 了 自我介绍。jǐnguǎn wǒ hěn jǐnzhāng, háishi zuò le zìwǒjièshào.
Even though I was very nervous, I still gave a self-introduction.
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