近 jìn

near, close; approach; intimate

HSK 2 #374

DEFINITIONS

  • near, close
  • approach
  • intimate
  • near
  • close to
  • approximately

STROKES

WORDS

近似 jìn sì similar; about the same as; approximately; approximation
近照 jìn zhào recent photo
近视 jìn shì shortsighted; nearsighted; myopia
凑近 còu jìn to approach; to lean close to
近日 jìn rì in the past few days; recently; in the last few days
近年来 jìn nián lái for the past few years
近海 jìn hǎi coastal waters; offshore
不近人情 bù jìn rén qíng not amenable to reason; unreasonable
几近 jī jìn to be on the brink of; to be on the verge of
近道 jìn dào shortcut; a quicker method
迫近 pò jìn to approach; to press in
近邻 jìn lín close neighbor
近郊 jìn jiāo suburbs; outskirts
远近 yuǎn jìn far and near; distance
挨近 āi jìn to approach; to get close to; to sneak up on; near to
近处 jìn chù nearby
近代史 jìn dài shǐ modern history (for China, from the Opium Wars until the fall of the Qing Dynasty, i.e. mid-19th to early 20th century)
近水楼台 jìn shuǐ lóu tái lit. a pavilion near the water (idiom); fig. using one's proximity to the powerful to obtain favor
近年 jìn nián recent year(s)
近东 jìn dōng Near East
安乃近 ān nǎi jìn analgin (loanword)
近水楼台先得月 jìn shuǐ lóu tái xiān dé yuè the pavilion closest to the water enjoys moonlight first (idiom); to benefit from intimacy with an influential person
近现代史 jìn xiàn dài shǐ modern history and contemporary history
人无远虑，必有近忧 rén wú yuǎn lǜ ， bì yǒu jìn yōu He who gives no thought to far-flung problems soon finds suffering nearby (idiom, from Analects).; Smug concentration on the here and now will lead to future sorrow.
人無遠慮，必有近憂 rén wú yuǎn lǜ ， bì yǒu jìn yōu He who gives no thought to far-flung problems soon finds suffering nearby (idiom, from Analects).; Smug concentration on the here and now will lead to future sorrow.
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