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附近

fù jìn · fu jin

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HSK 4Old HSK 3

Meaning

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  1. nearby; neighboring
  2. (in the) vicinity (of); neighborhood
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Anything nearby?

  1. Dengdeng

    亮亮(liàngliàng)，这(zhè)附近(fùjìn)有(yǒu)取款机(qǔkuǎnjī)吗(ma)？

    Liangliang, is there an ATM nearby?

  2. Liangliang

    附近(fùjìn)有(yǒu)一个(yīgè)，在(zài)公园(gōngyuán)门口(ménkǒu)。

    There is one nearby, at the park gate.

  3. Dengdeng

    远(yuǎn)吗(ma)？

    Is it far?

  4. Liangliang

    不远(bùyuǎn)，走(zǒu)五分钟(wǔfēnzhōng)就到(jiùdào)。你(nǐ)要(yào)取(qǔ)多少(duōshao)钱(qián)？

    Not far, five minutes on foot. How much do you want to take out?

  5. Dengdeng

    其实(qíshí)我(wǒ)想(xiǎng)问(wèn)，附近(fùjìn)有没有(yǒuméiyǒu)厕所(cèsuǒ)。

    Actually I wanted to ask whether there's a toilet nearby.

  6. Liangliang

    公园(gōngyuán)里(lǐ)就(jiù)有(yǒu)，你(nǐ)快(kuài)去(qù)！

    There's one in the park, go quickly!

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Usage

附近 means nearby or the surrounding area. It often follows a place name.

In a sentence

2 examples
01

艺(yì)术(shù)博(bó)物(wù)馆(guǎn)在(zài)这(zhè)附(fù)近(jìn)吗(ma)？

Is the museum of art around here?

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

02

我(wǒ)没(méi)有(yǒu)一(yí)个(gè)同(tóng)学(xué)住(zhù)在(zài)这(zhè)儿(r)附(fù)近(jìn)。

None of my classmates live near here.

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

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附
fù

to add; to attach; to be close to; to be attached

近
jìn

near; close to

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