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HSK
recently / soon / nearest
HSK 2
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  *近* | 近* | *近
near / close to / approximately
HSK 2
near in time / in the near future / very soon / recent
HSK 3
almost / nearly / close to
HSK 3
to approach; to get close to
HSK 3
nearby; neighboring / (in the) vicinity (of); neighborhood
HSK 4
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
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
close to / approaching
HSK 7-9
to be known far and wide / to be well-known
HSK 7-9
intimate / to get close to
HSK 7-9
to press on towards / to close in on / to approach / to draw near
HSK 7-9
nearby / in a close neighborhood
HSK 7-9
to press close to / to snuggle close / intimate
HSK 7-9
for the past few years
HSK 7-9
to approach / to draw near to
HSK 7-9
suburbs / outskirts
recent developments / current situation
to approach / to get close to / to sneak up on / near to
close; near / similar to
to approach / to press in
neighboring / adjacent / near / vicinity
recent year(s)
close to / intimate
close range
Near East
amiable and approachable (idiom); easygoing / modest and unassuming / (of writing) plain and simple / easy to understand
close / similar to
similar / about the same as / approximately / approximation
far and near / distance
most recent in the past / recent / late / recently
modern history (for China, from the Opium Wars until the fall of the Qing Dynasty, i.e. mid-19th to early 20th century)
newly
to approach / to lean close to
to approach (a numerical value) / to converge to a limit (in calculus) / convergence
to be almost within reach / to be close at hand
close neighbor
pseudomyopia
water in a distant place is of little use in putting out a fire right here / (fig.) a slow remedy does not address the current emergency
low Earth orbit (LEO)
perihelion, the nearest point of a planet in elliptic orbit to the sun / lower apsis
a genre of poetry, developed in the Tang Dynasty, characterized by its strict form
lit. distant water does not cure present thirst; fig. urgent need / a slow remedy does not address immediate needs
with little learning
(math.) asymptote
to come close / to get near to / front
apsis / perigee
nearby
right under one's nose; right in front of one's eyes; close at hand; imminent
near ancient history (often taken to mean Song, Yuan, Ming and Qing times)
to approach gradually
close relative / near relation
not amenable to reason; unreasonable
simple
to take a shortcut
coastal waters / offshore
those who handle cinnabar are stained red; those who work with ink are stained black (idiom) / you are the product of your environment
member of a monarch's inner ministerial circle (old)
scene in the foreground; nearby scenery / (photography) a close shot / the present situation; how things stand
to revere the past and despise the present (idiom)
to worm one's way into being friends with sb (usually derogatory)
seeking instant benefit (idiom); shortsighted vision, looking only for fast return
contemporary / modern person / close friend / associate / intimate
nearby
old variant of 晚近
on the brink
shortcut
simple words with a profound meaning (idiom)
Kondō (Japanese surname)
nearby
one is judged by the company one keeps (idiom)
immediate cause / proximate cause
shortcut / a quicker method
to take a shortcut
Prince KONOE Fumimaro (1891-), Japanese nobleman and militarist politician, prime minister 1937-1939 and 1940-1941
recently / of late
to sneak up on
analgin (loanword)
recent photo
to be close to
inbreeding
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.
to love learning is akin to knowledge, to study diligently is akin to benevolence, to know shame is akin to courage (Confucius)
to be on the brink of; to be on the verge of
erhua variant of 抄近
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)
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 be focused on short-term gain
Xi Jinping (1953-), PRC politician, General Secretary of the CCP from 2012, president of the PRC from 2013
plesiochronous
order of approximation
approximate solution
low beam (headlights)

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