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  *近* | 近* | *近
near / close to / approximately
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recently / soon / nearest
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near in time / in the near future / very soon / recent
HSK 3
to approach; to get close to
HSK 3
almost / nearly / close to
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the not-very-distant past / modern times, excluding recent decades / (in the context of Chinese history) the period from the Opium Wars until the May 4th Movement (mid-19th century to 1919) / capitalist times (pre-1949)
HSK 4
nearby; neighboring / (in the) vicinity (of); neighborhood
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to be close to / to approach; to draw near
HSK 5
recently / lately
HSK 5
(in) the past few days / recently / (within) the next few days
HSK 6
shortsighted / nearsighted / myopia
HSK 6
nearby / in a close neighborhood
HSK 7-9
close to / approaching
HSK 7-9
intimate / to get close to
HSK 7-9
to approach / to draw near to
HSK 7-9
to press on towards / to close in on / to approach / to draw near
HSK 7-9
to press close to / to snuggle close / intimate
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for the past few years
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to be known far and wide / to be well-known
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recent year(s)
amiable and approachable (idiom); easygoing / modest and unassuming / (of writing) plain and simple / easy to understand
synonym / close equivalent expression
far and near / distance
neighboring / adjacent / near / vicinity
similar / about the same as / approximately / approximation
recent photo
close to / intimate
right under one's nose; right in front of one's eyes; close at hand; imminent
newly
recent developments / current situation
coastal waters / offshore
close relative / near relation
close / similar to
He who gives no thought to far-flung problems soon finds suffering nearby (idiom, from Analects). / Smug concentration on the here and now will lead to future sorrow.
close neighbor
nearby
scene in the foreground; nearby scenery / (photography) a close shot / the present situation; how things stand
to approach (a numerical value) / to converge to a limit (in calculus) / convergence
lit. a pavilion near the water (idiom); fig. using one's proximity to the powerful to obtain favor
Near East
contemporary / modern person / close friend / associate / intimate
to approach gradually
those who handle cinnabar are stained red; those who work with ink are stained black (idiom) / you are the product of your environment
to be on the brink of; to be on the verge of
to come close / to get near to / front
(math.) asymptote
seeking instant benefit (idiom); shortsighted vision, looking only for fast return
suburbs / outskirts
near ancient history (often taken to mean Song, Yuan, Ming and Qing times)
to approach / to press in
not amenable to reason; unreasonable
analgin (loanword)
to be almost within reach / to be close at hand
inbreeding
a genre of poetry, developed in the Tang Dynasty, characterized by its strict form
shortcut
to approach / to lean close to
shortcut / a quicker method
nearby
member of a monarch's inner ministerial circle (old)
close; near / similar to
to approach / to get close to / to sneak up on / near to
immediate cause / proximate cause
most recent in the past / recent / late / recently
simple
simple words with a profound meaning (idiom)
nearby
to pull sb close to oneself / (fig.) (typically followed by 距離|距离) to bridge (the distance between people) (i.e. to build a closer relationship)
erhua variant of 抄近
Kondō (Japanese surname)
on the brink
to be close to
the pavilion closest to the water enjoys moonlight first (idiom) / to benefit from intimacy with an influential person
modern history (for China, from the Opium Wars until the fall of the Qing Dynasty, i.e. mid-19th to early 20th century)
A relative afar is less use than a close neighbor (idiom). Take whatever help is on hand, even from strangers.
Kinki chihō, region of Japan around the old capital Kyōto, including Kyōto prefecture 京都府, Ōsaka prefecture 大阪府, Shiga prefecture 滋賀縣|滋贺县, Nara prefecture 奈良縣|奈良县, Mi'e prefecture 三重縣|三重县, Wakayama prefecture 和歌山縣|和歌山县, Hyōgo prefecture 兵庫縣|兵库县
pseudomyopia
with little learning
to worm one's way into being friends with sb (usually derogatory)
to love learning is akin to knowledge, to study diligently is akin to benevolence, to know shame is akin to courage (Confucius)
to take a shortcut
to take a shortcut
to bring (people) closer together
accessible
the last few years / last several years / recent years
to aim low / to aim to get by / without lofty ambition
to sneak up on
to be focused on short-term gain
Xi Jinping (1953-), PRC politician, General Secretary of the CCP from 2012, president of the PRC from 2013
to revere the past and despise the present (idiom)
old variant of 晚近
plesiochronous
order of approximation
approximate solution
low beam (headlights)
near-Earth object (NEO)
low Earth orbit (LEO)
apsis / perigee
(computing) near-field communication (NFC)
(Tw) (computing) near-field communication (NFC)

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