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上紧发条

shàng jǐn fā tiáodictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
to wind the spring up tight / (fig.) to gear up / to ready oneself
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-387e487c86e2947b. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

上緊發條 上紧发条 [shang4 jin3 fa1 tiao2] /to wind the spring up tight/(fig.) to gear up; to ready oneself/

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Other forms in these source records: 上緊發條

  • 上
    shǎng

    used in 上聲|上声[shǎng shēng]

    shàng

    (bound form) up / upper / above / previous / first (of multiple parts) / to climb / to get onto / to go up / to attend (class or university) / (directional complement) up / (noun suffix) on / above

  • 紧
    jǐn

    tight / strict / close at hand / near / urgent / tense / hard up / short of money / to tighten

  • 发
    fā

    to send out / to show (one's feeling) / to issue / to develop / to make a bundle of money / classifier for gunshots (rounds)

    fà

    hair / Taiwan pr. [fǎ]

  • 条
    tiáo

    strip / item / article / clause (of law or treaty) / classifier for long thin things (ribbon, river, road, trousers etc)

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.