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靠近

kào jìn

HSK 3.0 level 5 2-character word

靠近 (kào jìn) means "to be close to; to approach; to draw near". It is an HSK 3.0 level 5 word, and was not on the old six-level HSK list.

What 靠近 means

1. to be close to
2. to approach; to draw near

The characters in 靠近

• 靠kàoto lean against or on; to stand by the side of; to come near to
• 近jìnnear; close to; approximately

Example sentences

• 他在靠近。
  He's coming closer.
• 萨米靠近。
  Sami was getting closer.
• 无法靠近敌人
  Wúfǎ kàojìn dírén
  We can't get close to the enemy.
• 敌人不靠近。
  The enemy won't get close.
• 敌人无法靠近。
  The enemy can't get close.
• 敌人靠近城镇。
  The enemy approaches the town.

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