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近乎

jìn hu · jin hu

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Meaning

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  1. close to
  2. intimate
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Almost full marks

  1. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)这次(zhècì)考试(kǎoshì)近乎(jìnhu)满分(mǎnfēn)！

    I got almost full marks on this exam!

  2. Dengdeng

    近乎(jìnhu)满分(mǎnfēn)是(shì)多少(duōshao)分(fēn)？

    How many points is almost full marks?

  3. Liangliang

    九十九(jiǔshíjiǔ)分(fēn)。

    Ninety-nine.

  4. Dengdeng

    真的(zhēnde)是(shì)近乎(jìnhu)满分(mǎnfēn)！哪(nǎ)道(dào)题(tí)错(cuò)了(le)？

    That really is almost full marks! Which question did you get wrong?

  5. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)忘(wàng)写(xiě)名字(míngzi)了(le)，老师(lǎoshī)扣(kòu)了(le)一分(yīfēn)。

    I forgot to write my name, and the teacher took off a point.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

他(tā)们(men)两(liǎng)家(jiā)的(de)关(guān)系(xi)近(jìn)乎(hu)亲(qīn)戚(qi)，常(cháng)来(lái)常(cháng)往(wǎng)。

The two families are almost like relatives, visiting each other often.

02

老(lǎo)人(rén)对(duì)邻(lín)居(jū)的(de)孩(hái)子(zi)近(jìn)乎(hu)溺(nì)爱(ài)，什(shén)么(me)都(dōu)依(yī)着(zhe)。

The old man is almost doting on the neighbor's child, giving in to everything.

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