近

jìn · jin

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

Meaning

CC-CEDICT
  1. near
  2. close to
  3. approximately

In a sentence

2 examples
01

从(cóng)这(zhè)儿(r)到(dào)那(nà)儿(r)是(shì)很(hěn)近(jìn)的(de)。

It's not far from here to there.

Tatoeba: Chinese by sysko · English by weregoingunion · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

巴(bā)士(shì)站(zhàn)离(lí)我(wǒ)们(men)的(de)学(xué)校(xiào)近(jìn)。

The bus stop is near our school.

Tatoeba: Chinese by verdastelo9604 · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

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