临
近

Close to in Chinese: 临近 (lín jìn)

lín jìn

close to

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 臨近1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1close to
  2. 2approaching

Stroke order

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临
近

Zhuyin

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ㄌㄧㄣˊ

lín

ㄌ/ lㄧ/ iㄣ/ enˊ/ second tone

ㄐㄧㄣˋ

jìn

ㄐ/ jㄧ/ iㄣ/ enˋ/ fourth tone

Simplified & traditional

临近

Simplified

臨近

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 临近考试，大家都很紧张。

    lín jìn kǎo shì， dà jiā dōu hěn jǐn zhāng。

    As the exam approaches, everyone is nervous.

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Related words

近

jìn

near

临

lín

to face

附近

fù jìn

nearby

最近

zuì jìn

recently

光临

guāng lín

(formal) to honor with one's presence

接近

jiē jìn

to approach

近代

jìn dài

the not-very-distant past

临时

lín shí

as the time draws near

面临

miàn lín

to face sth

将近

jiāng jìn

almost

近期

jìn qī

near in time

近来

jìn lái

recently

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