近
Character
near; close in distance
Meaning
jìn
jin4- near; close in distance
- close to; not far away in time
Examples
学校离我家很近。
xué xiào lí wǒ jiā hěn jìn
The school is very close to my house.
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我们住得很近。
wǒ men zhù de hěn jìn
We live very close to each other.
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期末考试很近了。
qī mò kǎo shì hěn jìn le
The final exam is very close (soon).
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Stroke order
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Practice writing 近
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Words with 近
See all 122 →近期jìn qīrecent; happening close to nowWordHSK 3近代jìn dàimodern times; the time in history not long before todayWordHSK 4近来jìn láirecently; in the time just before nowWordHSK 5近日jìn rìrecently; in the last few daysWordHSK 6近视jìn shìnot able to see things far away clearly; nearsightedWordHSK 6近年来jìn nián láiin the last few yearsWordHSK 7–9近东jìn dōngNear EastWord近乎jìn huclose toWord近亲jìn qīnclose relativeWord近人jìn réncontemporaryWord近似jìn sìto approximate; to be similarWord近便jìn biànnearby and therefore convenientWord