近
jìn
near; close
Every meaning
jìn
- near; close
- recent
- (before a number) nearly; almost
- close; intimate
In a sentence
我家离学校很近。
My home is very close to the school.
这个城市有近一千万人。
This city has nearly ten million people.
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In the Library
有一天，我看到了一套房子：离公司很近，有两个房间，每个月才三千块。
走路有点儿远，打车又太近了。
人的关系，就像把一块石头扔到水里：水面上出现一圈一圈的波纹，自己在中间，离自己越近的人，关系越好
Words with 近
Meanings are from Mandarin The Wild’s own dictionary. Levels follow the official HSK word list (the exam’s 2025 syllabus, levels 7–9 shown together).