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近 jìn near / close to / approximately
邻近 lín jìn neighboring / adjacent / near / vicinity
挨着 āi zhe near
比邻 bǐ lín (literary) next-door neighbor / near / next to / Taiwan pr. [bi4lin2]
傍边 bàng biān near / beside
切近 qiè jìn close / near / similar to
紧 jǐn tight / strict / close at hand / near / urgent / tense / hard up / short of money / to tighten
傍 bàng near / approaching / to depend on / (slang) to have an intimate relationship with sb / Taiwan pr. [pang2], [bang1], [bang4]
濒 bīn to approach / to border on / near
迩 ěr recently / near / close
汔 qì near
后面 hòu mian the back / the rear / the last bit / behind / near the end / at the back / later / afterwards
近期 jìn qī near in time / in the near future / very soon / recent
临时 lín shí as the time draws near / at the last moment / temporary / interim / ad hoc
靠近 kào jìn to be close to / to approach / to draw near
走近 zǒu jìn to approach / to draw near to
逼近 bī jìn to press on towards / to close in on / to approach / to draw near
在即 zài jí near at hand / imminent / within sight
沿线 yán xiàn along the line (e.g. railway) / the region near the line
远近 yuǎn jìn far and near / distance
四面八方 sì miàn bā fāng in all directions / all around / far and near
后边 hòu bian the back / the rear / the last bit / behind / near the end / at the back / later / afterwards
近前 jìn qián to come close / to get near to / front
咫尺 zhǐ chǐ (literary) very close / very near
近亲 jìn qīn close relative / near relation
遐迩 xiá ěr near and far / far and wide
幽州 Yōu zhōu Youzhou, ancient province in north Hebei and Liaoning / Fanyang 範陽|范阳 / ancient city near modern Beijing
阳明山 Yáng míng Shān Mt Yangming in Hunan / Mt Yangming in north Taiwan, near Taibei
碧螺春 bì luó chūn biluochun or pi lo chun, a type of green tea grown in the Dongting Mountain region near Lake Tai 太湖[Tai4 Hu2], Jiangsu
大亚湾 Dà yà wān Daya Bay, located on the coast of Guangdong, near Shenzhen and Hong Kong
秦始皇陵 Qín Shǐ huáng líng the tomb of the first emperor at Mt Li 驪山|骊山[Li2 shan1] near Xi'an (awaits excavation)
终南山 Zhōng nán Shān Zhongnan Mountains, near Xi'an / also known as the Taiyi Mountains
八九不离十 bā jiǔ bù lí shí pretty close / very near / about right
骊山 Lí shān Mt Li near Xi'an with the tomb of the First Emperor
天台山 Tiān tāi Shān Mt Tiantai near Shaoxing 紹興|绍兴[Shao4 xing1] in Zhejiang, the center of Tiantai Buddhism 天台宗[Tian1 tai2 zong1]
终南 Zhōng nán Zhongnan mountains, near Xi'an
挨近 āi jìn to approach / to get close to / to sneak up on / near to
近东 Jìn Dōng Near East
比 bì to associate with / to be near
河姆渡 Hé mǔ dù Hemudu neolithic archaeological site near Ningbo in Zhejiang, going back to c. 5000 BC
近水楼台 jìn shuǐ lóu tái lit. a pavilion near the water (idiom) / fig. using one's proximity to the powerful to obtain favor
淮海战役 Huái hǎi Zhàn yì Huaihai Campaign (Nov 1948-Jan 1949), one of the three major campaigns by the People's Liberation Army near the end of the Chinese Civil War, considered the determining battle of the war
悬空寺 Xuán kōng Sì Xuankong Temple or Suspended Temple near Yanyuan in Shanxi
即 jí namely / that is / i.e. / prompt / at once / at present / even if / prompted (by the occasion) / to approach / to come into contact / to assume (office) / to draw near
濒于 bīn yú near to / approaching (collapse)
波茨坦 Bō cí tǎn Potsdam, near Berlin, Germany
潮洲 Cháo zhōu Chaozhou or Teochew, a town near Guangdong, with famous cuisine / Chaozhou, variant of Minnan dialect 閩南語|闽南语[Min3 nan2 yu3] spoken in east Guangdong
高纬度 gāo wěi dù high latitude (i.e. near the poles)
苏美尔 Sū měi ěr Sumer (Šumer), one of the early civilizations of the Ancient Near East
色拉寺 Sè lā sì Sera monastery near Lhasa, Tibet
靠 kào to lean against or on / to stand by the side of / to come near to / to depend on / to trust / to fuck (vulgar) / traditional military costume drama where the performers wear armor (old)
薄 bó meager / slight / weak / ungenerous or unkind / frivolous / to despise / to belittle / to look down on / to approach or near
拢 lǒng to gather together / to collect / to approach / to draw near to / to add / to sum up / to comb (hair)
傍 bāng near / approaching / to depend on / (slang) to have an intimate relationship with sb / Taiwan pr. pang2, bang1, bang4
遒 qiú strong / vigorous / robust / to draw near / to come to an end
徒有虚名 tú yǒu xū míng with an undeserved reputation (idiom) / unwarranted fame / nowhere near as good as he's made out to be
遐迩一体 xiá ěr yī tǐ both near and distant treated alike (idiom)
庞贝 Páng bèi Pompeii, ancient Roman town near Naples, Italy
雪岳山 Xuě yuè Shān Seoraksan, mountain near Sokcho, South Korea
楼兰 Lóu lán Loulan, aka Kroraina, ancient oasis town on the Silk Road near Lop Nor 羅布泊|罗布泊[Luo2 bu4 po1]
天台 Tiān tāi Mt Tiantai near Shaoxing 紹興|绍兴 / in Zhejiang, the center of Tiantai Buddhism 天台宗 / Tiantai county in Taizhou 台州[Tai1 zhou1], Zhejiang
侧锋 cè fēng (calligraphy) technique in which the shaft of the brush is held at an oblique angle, so that the tip of the brush runs near the edge of the stroke (cf. 正鋒|正锋[zheng4feng1] and 偏鋒|偏锋[pian1feng1])
希斯罗机场 xī sī luó jī chǎng Heathrow Airport (international airport near London)
平津战役 Píng jīn Zhàn yì Pingjin Campaign (Nov 1948-Jan 1949), one of the three major campaigns by the People's Liberation Army near the end of the Chinese Civil War
刈羽 Yì yǔ Kariba or Kariwa, Japanese name / Kariwa, site of Japanese nuclear power plant near Niigata 新潟
半坡村 bàn pō cūn archaeological site near Xi'an
吉兰丹州 Jí lán dān zhōu Kelantan sultanate of Malaysia, near Thai border, capital Kota Baharu 哥打巴魯|哥打巴鲁[Ge1 da3 ba1 lu3]
吉兰丹河 Jí lán dān Hé Kelantan River of Malaysia, near Thai border
喀什噶尔 Kā shí gá ěr Kashgar or Qeshqer (Chinese Kashi) in the west of Xinjiang near Kyrgyzstan
喀什市 Kā shí shì Qeshqer Shehiri (Kashgar city) in the west of Xinjiang near Kyrgyzstan
埃夫伯里 Aī fū bó lǐ Avebury (stone circle near Stonehenge)
尼雅 Ní yǎ Niya, ancient kingdom near Khotan in Xinjiang, 1st century BC-4th century AD
巴里坤草原 Bā lǐ kūn cǎo yuán Barkol grasslands near Hami in Xinjiang
徒有其名 tú yǒu qí míng with an undeserved reputation (idiom) / unwarranted fame / nowhere near as good as he's made out to be
挨边 āi biān to keep close to the edge / near the mark / close to (the true figure) / relevant (used with negative to mean totally irrelevant)
柏崎刈羽 Bǎi qí Yì yǔ Kashiwasaki Kariwa, site of Japanese nuclear power plant near Niigata 新潟
荣成湾 Róng chéng wān Roncheng bay near Weihai 威海市 / on north coast of Shandong
死到临头 sǐ dào lín tóu Death is near at hand. (idiom)
河姆渡遗址 Hé mǔ dù yí zhǐ Hemudu neolithic archaeological site near Ningbo 長江|长江 / in Zhejiang, going back to c. 5000 BC
法隆寺 Fǎ lōng sì Hōryūji, complex of Buddhist temples near Nara 奈良, Japan, dating back to the Asuka period 飛鳥時代|飞鸟时代 / (c. 600)
眼梢 yǎn shāo corner of eye near temple
秦始皇帝陵 Qín Shǐ Huáng dì líng the mausoleum of the First Emperor near Xi'an
秦陵 Qín líng the tomb of the First Emperor at Mt Li 驪山|骊山[Li2 shan1] near Xi'an (awaits excavation)
贝利卡登 Bèi lì kǎ dēng Ballycotton (Irish: Baile Choitín), village near Cork / Ballycotton, music band
近古 jìn gǔ near ancient history (often taken to mean Song, Yuan, Ming and Qing times)
遐迩皆知 xiá ěr jiē zhī well-known far and near (idiom)
远门近枝 yuǎn mén jìn zhī near and distant relatives
阿图什 A1 tú shí Atush or Artux city and county in Qizilsu Kyrgyz Autonomous Prefecture in Xinjiang 克孜勒蘇柯爾克孜自治州|克孜勒苏柯尔克孜自治州[Ke4 zi1 le4 su1 Ke1 er3 ke4 zi1 Zi4 zhi4 zhou1] / Atushi city near Kashgar in Xinjiang
阿图什市 A1 tú shí shì Atush or Artux city in Qizilsu Kyrgyz Autonomous Prefecture in Xinjiang 克孜勒蘇柯爾克孜自治州|克孜勒苏柯尔克孜自治州[Ke4 zi1 le4 su1 Ke1 er3 ke4 zi1 Zi4 zhi4 zhou1] / Atushi city near Kashgar in Xinjiang
埃加迪群岛 Aī jiā dí Qún dǎo Aegadian Islands near Sicily, Italy
中东和近东区域畜牧业和家畜卫生项目  Middle and Near East Regional Animal Production and Health Project
近东农业改革和农村发展区域中心  Regional Centre on Agrarian Reform and Rural Development for the Near East
近东救济工程处人事指令  United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East Personnel Directive / UNRWA Personnel Directive
近东区域 jìn dōng qū yù Near East Region
近东教会理事会  Near East Council of Churches
美国近东难民援助社  American Near East Refugee Aid
联合国近东社会和犯罪学研究中心  United Nations Centre for Social and Crimonological Research for the Near East
近东和北非农业粮食销售协会  Agricultural Food Marketing Association for the Near East and North Africa
近东和北非农业信贷区域联盟  Regional Union for Agricultural Credit in the Near East and North Africa
近东农业妇女区域行动纲领  Regional Programme of Action for Women in Agriculture in the Near East
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