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Traditional
Pīnyīn
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HSK
recently / soon / nearest
HSK 2
to approach; to get close to
HSK 3
almost / nearly / close to
HSK 3
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  *近* | 近* | *近
near / close to / approximately
HSK 2
nearby; neighboring / (in the) vicinity (of); neighborhood
HSK 4
to be close to / to approach; to draw near
HSK 5
close; near / similar to
nearby / in a close neighborhood
HSK 7-9
to be on the brink of; to be on the verge of
to approach; to draw near; to be close to (in space or time)
HSK 7-9
to press on towards / to close in on / to approach / to draw near
HSK 7-9
close / similar to
to approach / to draw near to
HSK 7-9
to approach / to press in
intimate / to get close to
HSK 7-9
to press close to / to snuggle close / intimate
HSK 7-9
neighboring / adjacent / near / vicinity
lots of money, less work, and close to home / ideal job
accessible
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 take a shortcut
(of people) difficult to approach / inaccessible
to approach / to get close to / to sneak up on / near to
nearby
analgin (loanword)
to sneak up on
on the brink
far and near / distance
to approach / to lean close to
to be close to
most recent in the past / recent / late / recently
to approach gradually
to revere the past and despise the present (idiom)
with little learning
newly
simple
nearby
to approach (a numerical value) / to converge to a limit (in calculus) / convergence
old variant of 晚近


Tip: Pinyin can be entered with or without tone numbers, e.g. 'nihao' or 'ni3hao3'.
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