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临近

lín jìn

HSK 3.0 level 7-9 2-character word Traditional 臨近

临近 (lín jìn) means "close to; approaching". It is an HSK 3.0 level 7-9 word, and was not on the old six-level HSK list.

What 临近 means

1. to approach; to draw near; to be close to (in space or time)

The characters in 临近

• 临línto face; to overlook; to arrive
• 近jìnnear; close to; approximately

Example sentences

• 临近圣诞。
  Línjìn Shèngdàn.
  Christmas is approaching.

Sounds the same

Read lín jìn, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 邻近neighboring; adjacent; near

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