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Information of 近

Pinyin jìn

Radical

辶

Strokes

7 strokes

Usage

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Definition

near / close (to) / approximately

近 [jìn] 1. 距离短，与“远”相对。 Distance is short, in contrast to "far." 2. 现在以前不久的时间。 A time that is short in relation to the present. 3. 亲密。 Intimate; closely related. 4. 差别小，差不多。 Minor differences; almost the same. 5. 浅显。 Obvious; easy to understand. --- 近 [jìn] (verb) - 本义: 走近，接近 Original meaning: To approach or draw near. - 造字法: 形声。从辵( chuò)，表示与行走有关，斤声。 Structure: Pictophonetic, consists of the walking radical 辵 (chuò) and the sound element 斤. 1. 同本义 ([En.] approach; be close to; draw near) - Example: 接近 (to approach). 2. 引申追求，希求 ([En.] seek) - Example: 近名 (to seek fame). 3. 逼近 ([En.] press on towards) - Example: 逼近 (to draw near). 4. 得宠 ([En.] find favor with sb.) - Example: 近上 (to be close to superiors). 5. 位于边缘; 濒于 ([En.] verge on). - Example: 近老年 (to be approaching old age). 6. 知晓 ([En.] know). - Example: 近知 (to know closely). --- 近 [jìn] (adjective) 1. 指时间或空间的距离短 ([En.] near). - Example: 邻近 (nearby). 2. 最近 ([En.] recent). - Example: 最近 (recently). 3. 亲近 ([En.] intimate; closely related). - Example: 近宾 (close guests). 4. 浅近，容易理解，容易明白的 ([En.] easy to understand). - Example: 近事 (simple matters). --- 近 [jìn] (adverb) 1. 将近; 差不多 ([En.] be approximately; be close to). - Example: 近半 (close to half).

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