吃紧

Traditional form:

吃緊

Pinyin (reading):

chījǐn

Definitions:

• in short supply
• dire
• tense
• critical
• hard-pressed
• important

Characters:

• 吃 - to eat; to drink; to suffer, to endure, to bear
• 紧 - tense, tight, taut; firm, secure

Traditional characters:

• 吃 - to eat; to drink; to suffer, to endure, to bear
• 緊 - tense, tight, taut; firm, secure