Usage of the character 近

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)

jìnqī

近期

[近期]

near in time
in the near future
very soon
recent

tiējìn

贴近

[貼近]

to press close to
to snuggle close
intimate

jìnkuàng

近况

[近況]

recent developments
current situation

jìnhǎi

近海

[近海]

coastal waters
offshore

jìnnián

近年

[近年]

recent year(s)

sìjìn

四近

[四近]

nearby

qièjìn

切近

[切近]

close; near
similar to

fùjìn

附近

[附近]

nearby; neighboring
(in the) vicinity (of); neighborhood

bàngjìn

傍近

[傍近]

to be close to

jiànjìnxiàn

渐近线

[漸近線]

(math.) asymptote

jìntǐshī

近体诗

[近體詩]

a genre of poetry, developed in the Tang Dynasty, characterized by its strict form

jìnniánlái

近年来

[近年來]

for the past few years

chāojìnr

抄近儿

[抄近兒]

erhua variant of 抄近 (chāojìn)

jìnguāngdēng

近光灯

[近光燈]

low beam (headlights)

jìnjiāoqū

近郊区

[近郊區]

suburbs
city outskirts

chāojìnlù

抄近路

[抄近路]

to take a shortcut

jìnjǐnián

近几年

[近幾年]

in recent years

jìnsìjiě

近似解

[近似解]

approximate solution

jìndàishǐ

近代史

[近代史]

modern history (for China, from the Opium Wars until the fall of the Qing Dynasty, i.e. mid-19th to early 20th century)

Jìndǎ Hé

近打河

[近打河]

Kinta River in Perak, Malaysia

jìngǒngdiǎn

近拱点

[近拱點]

(astronomy) periapsis

jìndìdiǎn

近地点

[近地點]

apsis
perigee

tàojìnhū

套近乎

[套近乎]

to worm one's way into being friends with sb (usually derogatory)

jìnyìcí

近义词

[近義詞]

synonym
close equivalent expression

yìjiējìn

易接近

[易接近]

accessible

ānnǎijìn

安乃近

[安乃近]

analgin (loanword)

jìnjùlí

近距离

[近距離]

close range

jìnrìdiǎn

近日点

[近日點]

perihelion, the nearest point of a planet in elliptic orbit to the sun
lower apsis

Xí Jìnpíng

习近平

[習近平]

Xi Jinping (1953-), PRC politician, General Secretary of the CCP from 2012, president of the PRC from 2013

yánjìnzhǐyuǎn

言近旨远

[言近旨遠]

simple words with a profound meaning (idiom)

yuǎnménjìnzhī

远门近枝

[遠門近枝]

near and distant relatives

jìnshuǐlóutái

近水楼台

[近水樓臺]

lit. a pavilion near the water (idiom); fig. using one's proximity to the powerful to obtain favor

duǎnshìjìnlì

短视近利

[短視近利]

to be focused on short-term gain

jìndìguǐdào

近地轨道

[近地軌道]

low Earth orbit (LEO)

jìnsìděngjí

近似等级

[近似等級]

order of approximation

jiǎxìngjìnshì

假性近视

[假性近視]

pseudomyopia

guìyuǎnjiànjìn

贵远贱近

[貴遠賤近]

to revere the past and despise the present (idiom)

jígōngjìnlì

急功近利

[急功近利]

seeking instant benefit (idiom); shortsighted vision, looking only for fast return

Jìnjīdìfāng

近畿地方

[近畿地方]

Kinki chihō, region of Japan around the old capital Kyōto, including Kyōto prefecture 京都府 ( Jīngdūfǔ), Ōsaka prefecture 大阪府 ( Dàbǎnfǔ), Shiga prefecture 滋賀縣／滋贺县 ( Zīhèxiàn), Nara prefecture 奈良縣／奈良县 ( Nàiliángxiàn), Mi'e prefecture 三重縣／三重县 ( Sānchóngxiàn), Wakayama prefecture 和歌山縣／和歌山县 ( Hégēshānxiàn), Hyōgo prefecture 兵庫縣／兵库县 ( Bīngkùxiàn)

jìnzàiyǎnqián

近在眼前

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