to love learning is akin to knowledge, to study diligently is akin to benevolence, to know shame is akin to courage (Confucius)
几近幾近ji1 jin4
to be on the brink of; to be on the verge of
急功近利急功近利ji2 gong1 jin4 li4
seeking instant benefit (idiom); shortsighted vision, looking only for fast return
假性近视假性近視jia3 xing4 jin4 shi4
pseudomyopia
渐近漸近jian4 jin4
approximation
将近將近jiang1 jin4
almost; nearly; close to
接近接近jie1 jin4
to approach; to get close to
近臣近臣jin4 chen2
member of a monarch's inner ministerial circle (old)
近处近處jin4 chu4
nearby
近打近打jin4 da3
Kinta valley and river in Perak, Malaysia
近打河近打河jin4 da3 he2
Kinta River in Perak, Malaysia
近代近代jin4 dai4
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)
近代史近代史jin4 dai4 shi3
modern history (for China, from the Opium Wars until the fall of the Qing Dynasty, i.e. mid-19th to early 20th century)
近道近道jin4 dao4
shortcut; a quicker method
近地点近地點jin4 di4 dian3
apsis; perigee
近地轨道近地軌道jin4 di4 gui3 dao4
low Earth orbit (LEO)
近地天体近地天體jin4 di4 tian1 ti3
near-Earth object (NEO)
近东近東jin4 dong1
Near East
近端胞浆近端胞漿jin4 duan1 bao1 jiang1
proximal cytoplasm
近古近古jin4 gu3
near ancient history (often taken to mean Song, Yuan, Ming and Qing times)
近光灯近光燈jin4 guang1 deng1
low beam (headlights)
近海近海jin4 hai3
coastal waters; offshore
近乎同步近乎同步jin4 hu1 tong2 bu4
plesiochronous
近乎近乎jin4 hu5
close to; intimate
近畿地方近畿地方jin4 ji1 di4 fang1
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
近几年近幾年jin4 ji3 nian2
in recent years
近郊近郊jin4 jiao1
suburbs; outskirts
近郊区近郊區jin4 jiao1 qu1
suburbs; city outskirts
近距离近距離jin4 ju4 li2
close range
近况近況jin4 kuang4
recent developments; current situation
近来近來jin4 lai2
recently; lately
近邻近鄰jin4 lin2
close neighbor
近零近零jin4 ling2
to approach zero (in calculus)
近路近路jin4 lu4
shortcut
近墨者黑近墨者黑jin4 mo4 zhe3 hei1
proximity to pitch makes you black (idiom, from Ouyang Xiu 歐陽修|欧阳修); different environments provide different influence.; Nurture determines a person's character.
近年近年jin4 nian2
recent year(s)
近年来近年來jin4 nian2 lai2
for the past few years
近期近期jin4 qi1
near in time; in the near future; very soon; recent
近前近前jin4 qian2
to come close; to get near to; front
近亲近親jin4 qin1
close relative; near relation
近亲繁殖近親繁殖jin4 qin1 fan2 zhi2
inbreeding
近亲交配近親交配jin4 qin1 jiao1 pei4
inbreeding
近顷近頃jin4 qing3
recently; of late
近人近人jin4 ren2
contemporary; modern person; close friend; associate; intimate
近日近日jin4 ri4
in the past few days; recently; in the last few days
近日点近日點jin4 ri4 dian3
perihelion, the nearest point of a planet in elliptic orbit to the sun; lower apsis
近视近視jin4 shi4
shortsighted; nearsighted; myopia
近水楼台近水樓臺jin4 shui3 lou2 tai2
lit. a pavilion near the water (idiom); fig. using one's proximity to the powerful to obtain favor
近水楼台先得月近水樓臺先得月jin4 shui3 lou2 tai2 xian1 de2 yue4
the pavilion closest to the water enjoys moonlight first (idiom); to benefit from intimacy with an influential person
近似近似jin4 si4
similar; about the same as; approximately; approximation
近似等级近似等級jin4 si4 deng3 ji2
order of approximation
近似解近似解jin4 si4 jie3
approximate solution
近藤近藤jin4 teng2
Kondō (Japanese surname)
近卫文麿近衛文麿jin4 wei4 wen2 mo3
Prince KONOE Fumimaro (1891-), Japanese nobleman and militarist politician, prime minister 1937-1939 and 1940-1941
近现代史近現代史jin4 xian4 dai4 shi3
modern history and contemporary history
近义词近義詞jin4 yi4 ci2
synonym; close equivalent expression
近因近因jin4 yin1
immediate cause; proximate cause
近在眼前近在眼前jin4 zai4 yan3 qian2
right under one's nose; right in front of one's eyes; close at hand; imminent
proximity to cinnabar makes you red, to pitch makes you black (idiom, from Ouyang Xiu 歐陽修|欧阳修); different environments provide different influence.; Nurture determines a person's character.
就近就近jiu4 jin4
nearby; in a close neighborhood
靠近靠近kao4 jin4
near; to approach
邻近鄰近lin2 jin4
neighboring; adjacent; near; vicinity
临近臨近lin2 jin4
close to; approaching
难于接近難於接近nan2 yu2 jie1 jin4
(of people) difficult to approach; inaccessible
平易近人平易近人ping2 yi4 jin4 ren2
amiable and approachable (idiom); easy-going; modest and unassuming; (of writing) plain and simple; easy to understand
迫近迫近po4 jin4
to approach; to press in
钱多事少离家近錢多事少離家近qian2 duo1 shi4 shao3 li2 jia1 jin4
lots of money, less work, and close to home; ideal job
浅近淺近qian3 jin4
simple
浅希近求淺希近求qian3 xi1 jin4 qiu2
to aim low; to aim to get by; without lofty ambition
切近切近qie4 jin4
very close; touching; very appropriate
亲近親近qin1 jin4
intimate; to get close to
趋近趨近qu1 jin4
to approach (a numerical value); to converge to a limit (in calculus); convergence
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.
四近四近si4 jin4
nearby
套近乎套近乎tao4 jin4 hu1
to worm one's way into being friends with sb (usually derogatory)
贴近貼近tie1 jin4
to press close to; to snuggle close; intimate
晚近晚近wan3 jin4
most recent in the past; recent; late; recently
挽近輓近wan3 jin4
old variant of 晚近
习近平習近平xi2 jin4 ping2
Xi Jinping (1953-), PRC politician, General Secretary of the CPC from 2012, President of the PRC from 2013
相近相近xiang1 jin4
close; similar to
新近新近xin1 jin4
newly
言近旨远言近旨遠yan2 jin4 zhi3 yuan3
simple words with a profound meaning (idiom)
易接近易接近yi4 jie1 jin4
accessible
远近遠近yuan3 jin4
far and near; distance
远近皆知遠近皆知yuan3 jin4 jie1 zhi1
known far and wide (idiom)
远门近枝遠門近枝yuan3 men2 jin4 zhi1
near and distant relatives
远亲不如近邻遠親不如近鄰yuan3 qin1 bu4 ru2 jin4 lin2
A relative afar is less use than a close neighbor (idiom). Take whatever help is on hand, even from strangers.
远水不解近渴遠水不解近渴yuan3 shui3 bu4 jie3 jin4 ke3
lit. distant water does not cure present thirst; fig. urgent need; a slow remedy does not address immediate needs