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近 (jìn): near

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HSK 2adjective

Character info

Pinyin
Meaning: near
Characters: 1
Part of speech: adjective
HSK level: HSK 2
Strokes: 7
Radical: 辶
Structure: 半包围结构

Full definitions

near
close to
approximately
near
close (in distance or time)
to approach
to be close to
approximately
nearly
intimate
close (in relationship)

Chinese explanation

表示空间或时间上距离短，跟“远”相对，如离得很近、近日
表示关系密切，如亲近、近亲
表示接近或差不多，如近五十岁、近几天。

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Example sentences

My home is very close to the school.

Please sit a bit closer.

Recently I have been quite busy.

The meanings of these two words are very similar.

Let's walk closer to the park.

The weather has been very good recently.

He is nearly sixty years old.

The relationship between our two families is very close.

This shop is close to the subway station.

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