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jìn
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English Definitionnear; close to; approximately
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Pinyinjìn
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(After Tone Sandhi)
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Zhuyin (Bopomofo) ㄐㄧㄣˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping)kan5
Part of Speech(形) adjective, (副) adverb
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Proficiency Test LevelHSK.v3=2 TOCFL=3,6,7

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Words With Same Head Word    
近来jìnláirecently; lately
近视jìnshìshortsighted; nearsighted; myopia
近日jìnrì(in) the past few days; recently; (within) the next few days
近期jìnqīnear in time; in the near future; very soon; recent
近年来jìnnián láifor the past few years
Words With Same Tail Word    
附近fùjìn(in the) vicinity; nearby; neighboring; next to
最近zuìjìnrecently; soon; nearest
接近jiējìnto approach; to get close to
靠近kàojìnnear; to approach
将近jiāngjìnalmost; nearly; close to
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