吃紧

mù qián zhèng shì nóng huó chī jǐn de shí hou

目前正是农活吃紧的时候。

It is busy farming season right now.

chī jǐn de guān tóu

吃紧的关头

critical juncture

shí jú chī jǐn

时局吃紧。

The political situation is tense.

xiān bǎ nà xiē chī jǐn de dì fang zhěng xiū yī xià qí tā de zhī hòu zài shuō ba

先把那些吃紧的地方整修一下，其他的之后再说吧。

Please fix the parts that require immediate attention first. The rest can be held for a while.

tā huì zěn me xiǎng dōu bù chī jǐn fǎn zhèng wǒ bù qù

他会怎么想都不吃紧，反正我不去。

It makes no difference to me whatever he may think because I'm not going.