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邻居

lín jū · lin ju

Traditional 鄰居

HSK 5Old HSK 3Measure word: 个 gè

Meaning

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  1. neighbor
  2. next door
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The new neighbor

  1. Liangliang

    新(xīn)邻居(línjū)送(sòng)了(le)我(wǒ)一(yī)盆(pén)花(huā)！

    My new neighbor gave me a pot of flowers!

  2. Dengdeng

    真(zhēn)好(hǎo)！你(nǐ)送(sòng)了(le)他(tā)什么(shénme)？

    How nice! What did you give him?

  3. Liangliang

    还(hái)没(méi)送(sòng)，我(wǒ)不(bù)知道(zhīdào)他(tā)喜欢(xǐhuan)什么(shénme)。

    Not yet. I don't know what he likes.

  4. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)去(qù)问问(wènwèn)他(tā)吧(ba)，邻居(línjū)都(dōu)很(hěn)热情(rèqíng)。

    Go ask him. Neighbors are all friendly.

  5. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)去(qù)问(wèn)了(le)，他(tā)说(shuō)他(tā)只(zhǐ)想(xiǎng)听(tīng)我(wǒ)说(shuō)一句(yījù)你好(nǐhǎo)。

    I asked. He said he only wants to hear me say hello.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

一(yí)个(gè)好(hǎo)邻(lín)居(jū)胜(shèng)于(yú)一(yí)个(gè)遥(yáo)远(yuǎn)的(de)朋(péng)友(you)。

A good neighbour is better than a faraway friend.

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

02

我(wǒ)的(de)邻(lín)居(jū)昨(zuó)天(tiān)搬(bān)走(zǒu)了(le)。

My neighbor moved away yesterday.

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