结 束 jié shù termination / to finish / to end / to conclude / to close 关 闭 guān bì to close / to shut 密 切 mì qiè close / familiar / intimate / closely (related) / to foster close ties / to pay close attention 亲 密 qīn mì intimate / close 截 止 jié zhǐ to close / to stop / to put a stop to sth / cut-off point / stopping point / deadline 封 闭 fēng bì to seal / to close / to confine / to seal off / to close down / sealed / confined / closed / unreceptive 好 hǎo good / well / proper / good to / easy to / very / so / (suffix indicating completion or readiness) / (of two people) close / on intimate terms / (after a personal pronoun) hello 关 guān mountain pass / to close / to shut / to turn off / to confine / to lock (sb) up / to shut (sb in a room, a bird in a cage etc) / to concern / to involve 上 门 shàng mén to drop in / to visit / to lock a door / (of a shop) to close / to go and live with one's wife's family, in effect becoming a member of her family 闭 上 bì shang to close / to shut up 关 上 guān shàng to close (a door) / to turn off (light, electrical equipment etc) 关 门 guān mén to close a door / to lock a door / (of a shop etc) to close (for the night, or permanently) 相 近 xiāng jìn close / similar to 贴 心 tiē xīn intimate / close / considerate 密 密 mì mì thick / dense / close 细 密 xì mì fine (texture) / meticulous / close (analysis) / detailed 收 市 shōu shì to close the market (for the day) / to close (a market, shop etc) for business 合 拢 hé lǒng to close (flower, eyes, suitcase etc) / to bring together / (insect or bird when not flying) to fold (its wings) 停 课 tíng kè to stop classes / to close (of school) 密 实 mì shí close (texture) / dense / densely woven 严 实 yán shi (sealed) tight / close / (hidden) safely / securely 深 圳 Shēn zhèn Shenzhen subprovincial city in Guangdong, special economic zone close to Hong Kong 上 网 shàng wǎng to go online / to connect to the Internet / (of a document etc) to be uploaded to the Internet / (tennis, volleyball etc) to move in close to the net 好 友 hǎo yǒu close friend / pal / (social networking website) friend / CL:個|个[ge4] 接 近 jiē jìn to approach / to get close to 肌 肤 jī fū skin / flesh / fig. close physical relationship 锁 定 suǒ dìng to lock (a door) / to close with a latch / to lock into place / a lock / a latch / to lock a computer file (to prevent it being overwritten) / to lock (denying access to a computer system or device or files, e.g. by password-protection) / to focus attention on / to target 开 关 kāi guān power switch / gas valve / to open the city (or frontier) gate / to open and close / to switch on and off 私 人 sī rén private / personal / interpersonal / sb with whom one has a close personal relationship / a member of one's clique 友 好 yǒu hǎo friendly / amicable / close friend 亲 人 qīn rén one's close relatives 紧 密 jǐn mì inseparably close 监 视 jiān shì to monitor / to keep a close watch over / surveillance 亲 切 qīn qiè amiable / cordial / close and dear / familiar 结 算 jié suàn to settle a bill / to close an account 将 近 jiāng jìn almost / nearly / close to 要 好 yào hǎo to be on good terms / to be close friends / striving for self-improvement 知 己 zhī jǐ to know oneself / to be intimate or close / intimate friend 临 近 lín jìn close to / approaching 近 乎 jìn hu close to / intimate 亲 近 qīn jìn intimate / to get close to 贴 近 tiē jìn to press close to / to snuggle close / intimate 逼 近 bī jìn to press on towards / to close in on / to approach / to draw near 收 盘 shōu pán market close 紧 闭 jǐn bì to close securely / tightly closed / secure 近 距 离 jìn jù lí close range 就 近 jiù jìn nearby / in a close neighborhood 倒 闭 dǎo bì to go bankrupt / to close down 紧 贴 jǐn tiē to stick close to / to press up against 双 飞 shuāng fēi flying in pairs / close union as husband and wife / round-trip flight / (slang) threesome 密 密 麻 麻 mì mi má má numerous and close together / densely packed / thickly dotted / thick / dense 濒 临 bīn lín on the edge of / (fig.) on the verge of / close to 厮 杀 sī shā to fight at close quarters / hand-to-hand 查 封 chá fēng to sequester / to seize (assets) / to seal up / to close down 无 间 wú jiàn very close / no gap between them / continuously / unbroken / hard to separate / indistinguishable 靠 拢 kào lǒng to draw close to 停 业 tíng yè to cease trading (temporarily or permanently) / to close down 圈 内 quān nèi close circle / community / (esp.) the show business milieu 近 在 咫 尺 jìn zài zhǐ chǐ to be almost within reach / to be close at hand 报 收 bào shōu (of a stock on the stock market) to close at (a certain price) 闭 关 bì guān to close the passes / to seal off the country / seclusion (monastic practice, e.g. of Chan Buddhists) 凑 近 còu jìn to approach / to lean close to 封 口 fēng kǒu to close up / to heal (of wound) / to keep one's lips sealed 靠 山 kào shān patron / supporter / close to a mountain 近 前 jìn qián to come close / to get near to / front 闭 合 bì hé to close by coming together (like the lips of a wound, the doors of an elevator, the walls of a channel) / to close by connecting in a loop (like a circuit) / closed-loop 近 战 close quarter battle 紧 邻 jǐn lín to be right next to / close neighbor 密 友 mì yǒu close friend 闭 塞 bì sè to stop up / to close up / hard to get to / out of the way / inaccessible / unenlightened / blocking 闭 门 bì mén to close a door 好 险 hǎo xiǎn to have a close call / to have a narrow escape 相 好 xiāng hǎo to be intimate / close friend / paramour 挚 友 zhì yǒu intimate friend / close friend 咫 尺 zhǐ chǐ very close / very near 平 仓 píng cāng to close a position (finance) 紧 逼 jǐn bī to press hard / to close in on 近 亲 jìn qīn close relative / near relation 垂 危 chuí wēi close to death / life-threatening (illness) 合 围 hé wéi to surround / to close in around (one's enemy, prey etc) 靠 岸 kào àn (of a boat) to reach the shore / to pull toward shore / close to shore / landfall 若 即 若 离 ruò jí ruò lí lit. seeming neither close nor distant (idiom) / fig. to keep one's distance / (of a relationship) lukewarm / vague 逼 视 bī shì to look at from close up / to watch intently 瞑 目 míng mù to close one's eyes / (fig.) to be contented at the time of one's death (Dying without closing one's eyes would signify having unresolved grievances.) 亲 密 无 间 qīn mì wú jiān close relation, no gap (idiom) / intimate and nothing can come between 合 眼 hé yǎn to close one's eyes / to get to sleep 寸 步 不 离 cùn bù bù lí to follow sb closely (idiom) / to keep close to 麻 吉 má jí (slang) (Tw) close friend / best pal / to get along well / to be tight / congenial 近 邻 jìn lín close neighbor 短 兵 相 接 duǎn bīng xiāng jiē lit. short-weaponed soldiery fight one another (idiom) / fierce hand-to-hand infantry combat / to fight at close quarters 歇 业 xiē yè to close down (temporarily or permanently) / to go out of business 黄 兴 Huáng Xīng Huang Xing (1874-1916), revolutionary politician, close collaborator of Sun Yat-sen, prominent in the 1911 Xinhai Revolution 辛亥革命[Xin1 hai4 Ge2 ming4], murdered in Shanghai in 1916 打 烊 dǎ yàng to close shop in the evening / also pr. [da3 yang2] 唇 齿 chún chǐ lit. lips and teeth (idiom) / fig. close partners / interdependent 故 知 gù zhī a close friend over many years 比 翼 双 飞 bǐ yì shuāng fēi lit. a pair of birds flying close together (idiom) / fig. two hearts beating as one / name of a sweet and sour chicken wing dish 开 城 Kāi chéng Kaesong or Gaeseong city in southwest North Korea, close to the border with South Korea and a special economic zone for South Korean companies 八 九 不 离 十 bā jiǔ bù lí shí pretty close / very near / about right 难 舍 难 分 nán shě nán fēn loath to part (idiom) / emotionally close and unwilling to separate 闭 会 bì huì close a meeting