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title: "Xiangjin Meaning: 相近 (close) or 详尽 (detailed)?"
description: "相近 (xiāngjìn) means “close; similar”. Not the xiangjin you heard? See 详尽. Hear its tones, see what 相 and 近 each mean."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/xiangjin"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 相近 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

相近 xiāngjìn

## close; similar

## It can also mean

- near; nearby

## Its characters

1. 相 xiāng each other
2. 近 jìn near

## In a sentence

[See 相近 in use](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E7%9B%B8%E8%BF%91)

## Other words said xiangjin

- [详尽xiángjìndetailed](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E8%AF%A6%E5%B0%BD)

## More words with 相 or 近

- [逼近 bījìn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/bijin)
- [附近 fùjìn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/fujin)
- [互相 hùxiāng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/huxiang)
- [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)

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