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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
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
recently / lately
HSK 5
(in) the past few days / recently / (within) the next few days
HSK 6
shortsighted / nearsighted / myopia
HSK 6
for the past few years
HSK 7-9
suburbs / outskirts
recent developments / current situation
recent year(s)
close to / intimate
close range
close relative / near relation
to approximate; to be similar
modern history (for China, from the Opium Wars until the fall of the Qing Dynasty, i.e. mid-19th to early 20th century)
(idiom) very close; almost within reach; close at hand
nearby
to come close / to get near to / front
coastal waters / offshore
shortcut
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
Near East
apsis / perigee
right under one's nose; right in front of one's eyes; close at hand; imminent
nearby and therefore convenient
near ancient history (often taken to mean Song, Yuan, Ming and Qing times)
close neighbor
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)
immediate cause / proximate cause
scene in the foreground; nearby scenery / (photography) a close shot / the present situation; how things stand
contemporary / modern person / close friend / associate / intimate
Kondō (Japanese surname)
one is judged by the company one keeps (idiom)
shortcut / a quicker method
recently / of late
near-synonym
recent photo
(anatomy) proximal
(computing) near-field communication (NFC)
(computing) near-field communication (NFC)
lit. a pavilion near the water (idiom); fig. using one's proximity to the powerful to obtain favor
the Kinki region of Japan, aka the Kansai region, with cities including Kyoto, Osaka and Kobe
inbreeding
close to zero
low beam (headlights)
inbreeding
plesiochronous
approximate solution
near-Earth object (NEO)
(Tw) (computing) near-field communication (NFC)
in recent years
Kinta valley and river in Perak, Malaysia
Kinta River in Perak, Malaysia
(astronomy) periapsis
the pavilion closest to the water enjoys moonlight first (idiom) / to benefit from intimacy with an influential person
modern history and contemporary history
proximal cytoplasm
Prince KONOE Fumimaro (1891-), Japanese nobleman and militarist politician, prime minister 1937-1939 and 1940-1941
suburbs / city outskirts


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