be close to ⇒ 那家饭店临近机场。 Nà jiā fàndiàn línjìn jīchǎng. → That restaurant is close to the airport. ⇒ 考试临近了。 Kǎoshì línjìn le. → The exams are approaching.
亲近
close ⇒ 大家都愿亲近她。 Dàjiā dōu yuàn qīnjìn tā. → Everyone wants to be close to her.
将近
be approximately ⇒ 这位足球明星的月收入将近3万镑。 Zhè wèi zúqiú míngxīng de yuè shōurù jiāngjìn sānwàn bàng. → This football star has a monthly income of approximately £30,000.
就近
nearby
挨近
be close to ⇒ 我们学校挨近一家电影院。 Wǒmen xuéxiào āijìn yī jiā diànyǐngyuàn. → Our school is close to a cinema.
接近
approach
新近
⇒ 北京新近变化很大。 Běijīng xīnjìn biànhuà hěn dà. → Great changes have taken place recently in Beijing.
最近
recent ⇒ 最近的一期杂志 zuìjìn de yī qī zázhì → a recent edition of the magazine ⇒ 他最近发表了几篇文章。 Tā zuìjìn fābiǎole jǐ piān wénzhāng. → He's recently published several essays.
浅近
( 书 ) simple
近乎
be little short of ⇒ 你不及格的可能性近乎为零。 Nǐ bù jígé de kěnéngxìng jìnhū wéi líng. → The chances of you failing this exam are little short of zero.
近亲
be closely related ⇒ 近亲不能结婚。 Jìnqīn bù néng jiéhūn. → Close relatives cannot marry.
近代
modern times pl
近似
similar ⇒ 两种物质很近似。 Liǎng zhǒng wùzhì hěn jìnsì. → The two types of material are very similar.
近况
the latest ⇒ 你知道史蒂芬的近况吗? Nǐ zhīdào Shǐdìfēn de jìnkuàng ma? → Have you heard the latest about Stephen?
近来
recently
近视
short-sighted ( 英 ) near-sighted ( 美 )
远近
( 距离的长短 ) distance
迫近
approach
逼近
close in on ⇒ 敌军已逼近城门。 Díjūn yǐ bījìn chéngmén. → The enemy have already closed in on the city gates.
邻近
be close to
附近
nearby
急功近利
seek short-term benefits
舍近求远
go far afield ⇒ 附近商店有各种装修材料，我们不必舍近求远。 Fùjìn shāngdiàn yǒu gè zhǒng zhuāngxiū cáiliào, wǒmen bùbì shě jìn qiú yuǎn. → The local shops have all sorts of decorating materials — there's no need for us to go far afield.
近水楼台
be favourably ( 英 ) 或 favorably ( 美 ) situated
English translation of '近'
近
(jìn)
形
(= 不远) near
⇒ 这两所大学离得很近。 (Zhè liǎng suǒ dàxué lí de hěn jìn.) The two universities are very near one another.
⇒ 近日 (jìnrì) recently
(= 接近) close
⇒ 平易近人 (píng yì jìn rén) approachable
(= 亲近) close to
⇒ 近邻 (jìnlín) close neighbours (英) 或 neighbors (美)