"Neighbor" in Chinese — 邻居 (lín jū)

邻

居

lín jū

neighbor

HSK 3Traditional: 鄰居2 example sentences

Definitions

1neighbor
2next door

Stroke order

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邻

居

Zhuyin

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ㄌㄧㄣˊ

lín

ㄌ/ lㄧ/ iㄣ/ enˊ/ second tone

ㄐㄩ

jū

ㄐ/ jㄩ/ ü—/ first tone

Simplified & traditional

邻居

Simplified

鄰居

Traditional

Example sentences

See 邻居 used in real sentences with pinyin and English translations.

他是我邻居。
tā shì wǒ lín jū。
He's my neighbour.
与邻居相亲相爱。
yǔ lín jū xiāng qīn xiāng ài。
Love your neighbour.

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Related words

居然

jū rán

unexpectedly

居民

jū mín

resident

居住

jū zhù

to reside

定居

dìng jū

to settle (in some city, country etc)

邻国

lín guó

bordering country

居民楼

jū mín lóu

apartment building

居高临下

jū gāo lín xià

lit. to be in a high location, overlooking the scene below (idiom)

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Neighbor in Chinese: 邻居 (lín jū)