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近

jìn · jin

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Meaning

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  1. near
  2. close to
  3. approximately
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Near but high

  1. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)家(jiā)离(lí)这儿(zhèr)近(jìn)吗(ma)？

    Is your home near here?

  2. Dengdeng

    很(hěn)近(jìn)，走路(zǒulù)五分钟(wǔfēnzhōng)。

    Very near, five minutes on foot.

  3. Liangliang

    那(nà)我们(wǒmen)去(qù)你(nǐ)家(jiā)吧(ba)！

    Then let us go to your home!

  4. Dengdeng

    近(jìn)是(shì)近(jìn)，不过(bùguò)我(wǒ)住(zhù)六楼(liùlóu)，没有(méiyǒu)电梯(diàntī)。

    Near it is, but I live on the sixth floor and there is no lift.

  5. Liangliang

    哈哈(hāhā)，近(jìn)也(yě)不(bù)一定(yīdìng)方便(fāngbiàn)！

    Haha, near is not necessarily convenient!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

从(cóng)这(zhè)儿(r)到(dào)那(nà)儿(r)是(shì)很(hěn)近(jìn)的(de)。

It's not far from here to there.

Tatoeba: Chinese by sysko · English by weregoingunion · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

巴(bā)士(shì)站(zhàn)离(lí)我(wǒ)们(men)的(de)学(xué)校(xiào)近(jìn)。

The bus stop is near our school.

Tatoeba: Chinese by verdastelo9604 · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

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