| 近 | 1172A30 90.83 | 部居  | 畫數 7 | ㄐㄧㄣˋ [jin4] | ||
| V.t. | (1) To approach, come close to: 接近 come near, approximate; 近朱者赤，近墨者黑 moral influence by contact or close association; 迫近 (of time) drawing nearer and nearer; 切近 close at hand. (2) Be closely related to or on intimate terms with: 親近 become intimate with, befriend; 近親 a close relative; 近幸 a court favorite; 近侍 a personal attendant of the king; 近支 [jin4zhi1]↓. | |||||
| Adj. | (1) Nearby, close (opp. 遠distant, far-off): 近便 [jin4bian0], 近畿[jin4ji1], 近郊[jin4jiao1]↓; 鄰近 neighboring; 近些 nearer; 靠近 adjacent, adjoining; 近水樓臺先得月 enjoy the benefits of a favorable position (“those on waterfront are the first to see the rising moon”); 近光 (photography) light in foreground, nearsighted; 近慮 immediate worries; 近地，近處 vicinity, neighboring district; 近岸 near the shore, offshore; 近東 the Near East; 近海 inshore (opp. 遠洋 deep-sea); 近程，近途 a short distance or journey; 臨近 nearby, adjoining, adjacent; 附近 near, close by, vicinity; 近路 a short cut. (2) Easy to understand: 淺近 can be readily understood. (3) Similar to, like: 近似 [jin4si4]↓; 相近 look like, approximate; 將近 about to, on the point of; 近理 [jin4li3], 近情 [jin4qing2]↓. (4) Recent, current, present-day (opp. 久遠 old, past, bygone): 近代 [jin4dai4], 近年 [jin4nian2], 近來 [jin4lai2], 近古 [jin4gu3], 近況 [jin4kuang4], 近世 [jin4shi4]1, 近日 [jin4ri4], 近歲 [jin4sui4]↓; 近時 recent times, latter-day; 近因 [jin4yin1]↓; 最近 (most) recently; 近事，近聞，近作 recent event, news, (literary or artistic) work; 近人 [jin4ren2]↓; 近憂 current anxieties (worries, troubles); 近幾年 in the last few years; 近體 (詩) modern-style (poetry). | |||||
| Words | 1. 近便 [jin4bian0], adj., not far away. 2. 近情 [jin4qing2], adj., human (personality, philosophy), consistent with human feelings. 3. 近代 [jin4dai4], adj. & n., modern (times, age): 近代史 modern history; 近代人物 modern personages. 4. 近古 [jin4gu3], n., the period relatively closer to classical period. 5. 近乎 [jin4](')[hu1], (1) adj., in close contact with, intimate; (2) adv., almost, approximately. 6. 近畿 [jin4ji1], n., surrounding districts of the national capital. 7. 近郊 [jin4jiao1], n., suburbs of a city. 8. 近支 [jin4zhi1], n., a close branch of family. 9. 近況 [jin4kuang4], n., the current situation (condition). 10. 近來 [jin4lai2], adv., recently, not long ago. 11. 近理 [jin4li3], adj., reasonable, fair, just, equitable. 12. 近年 [jin4nian2], n. & adv., recent years. 13. 近人 [jin4ren2], n., a contemporary. 14. 近日 [jin4ri4], n. & adv., (1) recent days; (2) recently. 15. 近世 [jin4shi4]1, n., modern times. 16. 近視 [jin4shi4]2, adj., nearsighted, myopia: 近視眼 [jin4shi4yan3] adj. & n., nearsighted(ness), myopic; 17. 近視鏡 [jin4shi4jing4], n., spectacles for near sight. 18. 近歲 [jin4sui4], n. & adv., (in) recent years. 19. 近似 [jin4si4], adj. & v.i., (to look) like, (be) similar to. 20. 近因 [jin4yin1], n., an immediate cause. | |||||