加紧

加緊

jiājǐn

verb HSK 7-9 #18,574

Meanings

我们要加紧完成这个项目。

Wǒmen yào jiājǐn wánchéng zhège xiàngmù.

We need to speed up and finish this project.

考试快到了，他加紧复习。

Kǎoshì kuài dào le, tā jiājǐn fùxí.

The exam is approaching, so he intensified his review.

usage

加紧 implies urgency — doing something faster and with more effort, usually because of a deadline or pressing situation.

加 jiā

紧 jǐn