lín

neighbor; neighborhood

DEFINITIONS

鄰 lín
  • neighbor
  • adjacent
  • close to
  • variant of 鄰|邻[lin2]

WORDS

一點域 yī diǎn lín yù (math.) neighborhood of a point
為壑 yǐ lín wéi hè to use one's neighbor as a drain; to shift one's problems onto others (idiom)
sì lín one's nearest neighbors
八捨 sì lín bā shè the whole neighborhood
dì lín neighbor on farmland
天涯比 tiān yá bǐ lín see 天涯若比鄰|天涯若比邻[tian1 ya2 ruo4 bi3 lin2]
天涯若比 tiān yá ruò bǐ lín far-flung realms as next door (idiom); close in spirit although far away
右舍 zuǒ lín yòu shè neighbors; next-door neighbors; related work units; colleagues doing related work
右里 zuǒ lín yòu lǐ see 左鄰右舍|左邻右舍[zuo3 lin2 you4 she4]
bǐ lín neighbor; next-door neighbor; near; next to
pí lín bordering; adjacent to
海內存知己,天涯若比 hǎi nèi cún zhī jǐ , tiān yá ruò bǐ lín close friend in a distant land, far-flung realms as next door; close in spirit although far away
盧照 lú zhào lín Lu Zhaolin (637-689), one of the Four Great Poets of the Early Tang 初唐四傑|初唐四杰[Chu1 Tang2 Si4 jie2]
xiāng lín neighbor; adjacent
mù lín neighborly relations
政策 mù lín zhèng cè good-neighbor policy
jǐn lín to be right next to; close neighbor
街坊四 jiē fang sì lín neighbors; the whole neighborhood
街坊里 jiē fang lín lǐ neighbors; the whole neighborhood
親睦邦 qīn mù lín bāng friendly neighboring countries; to keep up good relations with neighboring countries
jìn lín close neighbor
遠親不如近 yuǎn qīn bù rú jìn lín A relative afar is less use than a close neighbor (idiom). Take whatever help is on hand, even from strangers.
xiāng lín fellow villager
人 lín rén neighbor
佑 lín yòu variant of 鄰右|邻右[lin2 you4]
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