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Meaning of 近

Pinyin jìn

Radical

辶

Strokes

Definition

near / close (to) / approximately

Usage

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近 [jìn] (动) 1. 走近，接近 (En.) approach; be close to; draw near 引： - 《说文》：近，附也。 - 《礼记·祭义》：为其近于道也。 - 《诗·大雅·荡》：小大近丧。 - 《史记·项羽本纪》：吾入关，秋毫不敢有所近。 - 唐·柳宗元《三戒》：稍出近之。例： - 逼近 (靠近;接近) - 挨近 - 近傍 (接近;靠近) - 近晚 (傍晚) - 近火 (靠近火) 2. 引申追求，希求 (En.) seek 引： - 《易·说卦》：为近利市三倍。例： - 近名 (追求名誉) - 近利 (逐利) 3. 逼近 (En.) press on towards 引： - 《易·系辞下》：二与四同功而异位，其善不同。 4. 得宠 (En.) find favor with sb. 引： - 《战国策·赵策》：襄子必近幸子。例： - 近上 (接近上司) - 近上的 (接近上层的;等级高的) - 近珰 (皇帝宠信的太监) - 近爱 (帝王所亲近宠爱) 5. 位于边缘;濒于 (En.) verge on 例： - 已近老年 - 近天 (天边，极远之处) - 近正 (接近正确;接近标准) - 近边 (接近边疆) 6. 知晓 (En.) know 引： - 《吕氏春秋》：慈亲不能传于子，忠臣不能入于君，唯有其材者为近之。 --- 近 [jìn] (形) 1. 指时间或空间的距离短 (En.) near 引： - 《易·系辞》：无有远近幽深。 - 陶潜《桃花源记》：忘路之远近。例： - 四近 (周围附近的地方) - 邻近 (位置挨近;附近) - 近宅 (附近左右的住宅) - 近局 (近邻，邻居) - 近火先焦 (比喻无辜的人因最接近祸源而首先遭殃) 2. 最近 (En.) recent 引： - 蔡元培《图画》：近三世纪则学校大备。例： - 新近 (不久以前) - 近目 (近日;目前) - 近夜 (傍晚) - 近忧 (近虞。目前的忧虑) 3. 亲近 (En.) intimate; closely related 引： - 李密《陈情表》：外无期功强近之亲。例： - 近宾 (亲近的宾客;有亲密关系的宾客) - 近侍 (亲近侍奉) - 近属 (血缘关系较近的亲属) - 近党 (关系密切的亲族) 4. 浅近，容易理解，容易明白的 (En.) easy to understand 引： - 《孟子·尽心下》：言近而指远者，善言也。例： - 近识 (识见浅陋) - 近器 (才识浅陋平庸的人) - 近鄙 (鄙薄) - 近浅 (浅陋，平庸) - 近俗 (浅近通俗) - 近事 (浅鄙之事) --- 近 [jìn] (副) 1. 将近;差不多 (En.) be approximately; be close to 引： - 《资治通鉴·唐纪》：应者近万人。 - 唐·韩愈《师说》：官盛则近谀。例： - 近半

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