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title: "Bijin Meaning: 逼近 (bījìn) Means “to close in on”"
description: "逼近 (bījìn) means “to close in on; to approach”. Hear its tones, see what 逼 and 近 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/bijin"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 逼近 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

逼近 bījìn

## to close in on; to approach

## Its characters

1. 逼 bī to press on to
2. 近 jìn near

## In a sentence

台风正在逼近这座城市。 The typhoon is closing in on the city.

过了一会儿，孔明又叫船队掉头，船头朝东、船尾朝西，**逼近**营寨受箭，一边仍旧擂鼓呐喊。

From [草船借箭 · Borrowing Arrows with Straw Boats](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/borrowing-arrows-with-straw-boats-three-kingdoms-advanced-chinese-13#library-word-808-810)

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## More words with 逼 or 近

- [逼真 bīzhēn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/bizhen)
- [附近 fùjìn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/fujin)
- [接近 jiējìn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jiejin)
- [近代 jìndài](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jindai)
- [近年来 jìnniánlái](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jinnianlai)
- [近期 jìnqī](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jinqi)
- [近日 jìnrì](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jinri)
- [近视 jìnshì](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jinshi)
- [靠近 kàojìn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/kaojin)
- [临近 línjìn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/linjin)

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