紧绷

Traditional form:

緊繃

Pinyin (reading):

jǐnbēng

Definitions:

• to stretch taut
• (of muscles etc) taut; strained; tense

Characters:

• 紧 - tense, tight, taut; firm, secure
• 绷 - to bind, to strap, to draw firm

Traditional characters:

• 緊 - tense, tight, taut; firm, secure
• 繃 - to bind, to strap, to draw firm