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Meaning of 近

Pinyin jìn

Radical

辶

Strokes

Definition

near / close (to) / approximately

Usage

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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)

近在咫尺 jìn zài zhǐ chǐ

to be almost within reach / to be close at hand

将近 jiāng jìn

almost / nearly / close to

就近 jiù jìn

nearby / in a close neighborhood

左近 zuǒ jìn

near by

近年来 jìn nián lái

for the past few years

挨近 āi jìn

to approach / to get close to / to sneak up on / near to

接近 jiē jìn

to approach / to get close to

近况 jìn kuàng

recent developments / current situation

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

最近 zuì jìn

recently / soon / nearest

近期 jìn qī

near in time / in the near future / very soon / recent

渐近 jiàn jìn

approximation

远水解不了近渴 yuǎn shuǐ jiě bù liǎo jìn kě

Distant water cannot quench present thirst / Slowness can not meet hasty demand. / The aid is too slow in coming to be of any help.

近似 jìn sì

similar / about the same as / approximately / approximation

近似值 jìn sì zhí

approximate value

近代 jìn dài

the not-very-distant past / modern times, excluding recent decades / (in the context of Chinese history) the period from the Opium Wars until the May 4th Movement (mid-19th century to 1919) / capitalist times (pre-1949)

亲近 qīn jìn

intimate / to get close to

近些年 jìn xiē nián

recent years

临近 lín jìn

close to / approaching

近乎 jìn hu

close to / intimate

近藤 Jìn téng

Kondō (Japanese surname)

贴近 tiē jìn

to press close to / to snuggle close / intimate

附近 fù jìn

(in the) vicinity / nearby / neighboring / next to

走近 zǒu jìn

to approach / to draw near to

趋近 qū jìn

to approach (a numerical value) / to converge to a limit (in calculus) / convergence

近距 jìn jù

low coverage

近来 jìn lái

recently / lately

靠近 kào jìn

near / to approach

相近 xiāng jìn

close / similar to

邻近 lín jìn

neighboring / adjacent / near / vicinity

逼近 bī jìn

to press on towards / to close in on / to approach / to draw near

近海 jìn hǎi

coastal waters / offshore

近年 jìn nián

recent year(s)

远近 yuǎn jìn

far and near / distance

迫近 pò jìn

to approach / to press in

近邻 jìn lín

close neighbor

近郊 jìn jiāo

suburbs / outskirts

驶近 shǐ jìn

approaching / bear in with / approach of