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接近

jiē jìn · jie jin

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

HSK 3Old HSK 5

Meaning

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  1. to approach; to get close to
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In a conversation

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An old phone

  1. Liangliang

    这个(zhège)手机(shǒujī)多少钱(duōshaoqián)？

    How much is this phone?

  2. Dengdeng

    接近(jiējìn)三千(sānqiān)块(kuài)！

    Close to three thousand yuan!

  3. Liangliang

    三千(sānqiān)？接近(jiējìn)我(wǒ)一个月(yīgèyuè)的(de)工资(gōngzī)了(le)。

    Three thousand? That is close to my monthly salary.

  4. Dengdeng

    那(nà)你(nǐ)的(de)旧(jiù)手机(shǒujī)还(hái)能(néng)用(yòng)吗(ma)？

    Does your old phone still work?

  5. Liangliang

    能(néng)，只(zhǐ)是(shì)电量(diànliàng)接近(jiējìn)百分之二十(bǎifēnzhīèrshí)就(jiù)关机(guānjī)。

    Yes, but it shuts down whenever the battery is close to twenty percent.

  6. Dengdeng

    那(nà)你(nǐ)得(děi)天天(tiāntiān)靠近(kàojìn)充电器(chōngdiànqì)！

    Then you must stay near the charger every day!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

我(wǒ)们(men)无(wú)法(fǎ)接(jiē)近(jìn)敌(dí)人(rén)。

We can't get close to the enemy.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by blay_paul · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

考(kǎo)试(shì)日(rì)期(qī)越(yuè)来(lái)越(yuè)接(jiē)近(jìn)了(le)。

The exam date is getting closer and closer.

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接
jiē

to receive; to answer (the phone)

近
jìn

near; close to

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