靠
近

To be close to in Chinese: 靠近 (kào jìn)

kào jìn

to be close to

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Definitions

  1. 1to be close to
  2. 2to approach; to draw near

Stroke order

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靠
近

Zhuyin

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ㄎㄠˋ

kào

ㄎ/ kㄠ/ aoˋ/ fourth tone

ㄐㄧㄣˋ

jìn

ㄐ/ jㄧ/ iㄣ/ enˋ/ fourth tone

Example sentences

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  • 小船慢慢地靠近了码头。

    xiǎo chuán màn màn dì kào jìn le mǎ tóu。

    The little boat slowly drew near the dock.

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Related words

近

jìn

near

靠

kào

to lean against or on

附近

fù jìn

nearby

最近

zuì jìn

recently

接近

jiē jìn

to approach

近代

jìn dài

the not-very-distant past

可靠

kě kào

reliable

将近

jiāng jìn

almost

近期

jìn qī

near in time

依靠

yī kào

to rely on sth (for support etc)

近来

jìn lái

recently

近日

jìn rì

(in) the past few days

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