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近

jìn

HSK 2 Character

What 近 means

1. near
2. close to
3. approximately

Example sentences

• 最近咋样？
  Zuì jìn zǎ yàng?
  How've ya' been lately?
• 临近圣诞。
  Línjìn Shèngdàn.
  Christmas is approaching.
• 机场很近。
  The airport is close at hand.
• 期限近了。
  The deadline is approaching.
• 他在靠近。
  He's coming closer.
• 萨米靠近。
  Sami was getting closer.

Words starting with 近

• 近代jìn dàithe not-very-distant past; modern times, excluding recent decades…
• 近来jìn láirecently; lately
• 近视jìn shìmyopic; nearsighted; (fig.) shortsighted
• 近期jìn qīnear in time; in the near future; very soon
• 近年来jìn nián láifor the past few years
• 近日jìn rì(in) the past few days; recently; (within) the next few days
• 近乎jìn huclose to; intimate
• 近年jìn niánrecent year(s)
• 近距离jìn jù líclose range
• 近似jìn sìto approximate; to be similar
• 近处jìn chùnearby
• 近在咫尺jìn zài zhǐ chǐ(idiom) very close; almost within reach; close at hand
• 近况jìn kuàngrecent developments; current situation
• 近郊jìn jiāosuburbs; outskirts
• 近代史jìn dài shǐmodern history…
• 近前jìn qiánto come close; to get near to; front
• 近邻jìn línclose neighbor
• 近亲jìn qīnclose relative
• 近视眼jìn shì yǎnnearsightedness; myopia
• 近在眼前jìn zài yǎn qiánright under one's nose; right in front of one's eyes; close at hand; imminent
• 近人jìn réncontemporary; modern person; close friend
• 近因jìn yīnimmediate cause; proximate cause
• 近打Jìn dǎKinta valley and river in Perak, Malaysia
• 近东Jìn DōngNear East

Words containing 近

• 最近zuì jìnrecently; soon; nearest
• 附近fù jìnnearby; neighboring; (in the) vicinity (of); neighborhood
• 接近jiē jìnto approach; to get close to
• 将近jiāng jìnalmost; nearly; close to
• 就近jiù jìnnearby; in a close neighborhood
• 急功近利jí gōng jìn lìseeking instant benefit (idiom); shortsighted vision, looking only for fast return
• 靠近kào jìnto be close to; to approach; to draw near
• 走近zǒu jìnto approach; to draw near to
• 亲近qīn jìn(of people or relationships) close; intimate; to draw close to; to engage with…
• 临近lín jìnto approach; to draw near; to be close to (in space or time)
• 贴近tiē jìnto press close to; to snuggle close; intimate
• 相近xiāng jìnclose; similar to
• 逼近bī jìnto press on towards; to close in on; to approach
• 邻近lín jìnneighboring; adjacent; near
• 远近yuǎn jìnfar and near; distance
• 新近xīn jìnnewly
• 凑近còu jìnto approach; to lean close to
• 平易近人píng yì jìn rénamiable and approachable (idiom); easygoing; modest and unassuming…
• 套近乎tào jìn hūto worm one's way into being friends with sb (usually derogatory)
• 远近闻名yuǎn jìn wén míngto be known far and wide; to be well-known
• 迫近pò jìnto approach; to press in
• 不近人情bù jìn rén qíng(idiom) not amenable to reason; unreasonable
• 挨近āi jìnto approach; to get close to; to sneak up on
• 切近qiè jìnclose; near; similar to

Characters built on 斤

These share the phonetic component 斤 (jīn), which is why their readings rhyme. Learning them as a family is far cheaper than learning them one at a time.

• 新xīnnew; newly; meso- (chemistry)
• 欣xīnhappy
• 芹qínChinese celery
• 昕xīndawn
• 靳jìnmartingale; stingy
• 忻xīnhappy

Characters that look like 近

Easy to confuse on sight. Compare them side by side once and the pair stops costing you.

• 进jìnto go forward; to advance; to go in
• 迟chílate; delayed; slow
• 迈màito take a step; to stride
• 迁qiānto move; to shift; to change (a position or location etc)
• 迂yūliteral-minded; pedantic; doctrinaire
• 迢tiáoremote

Sounds the same

Read jìn, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 进to go forward; to advance; to go in
• 尽to use up; to exhaust; to end
• 禁to prohibit; to forbid
• 劲strength; energy; enthusiasm
• 浸to immerse; to soak; to steep
• 晋to move forward; to promote; to advance
• 靳martingale; stingy
• 妗wife of mother's brother
• 烬(bound form) cinders; ashes
• 觐(history) to have an audience with the Emperor
• 噤unable to speak; silent
• 缙red silk