近 jìn near / close to / approximately 靠 近 kào jìn near / to approach 邻 近 lín jìn neighboring / adjacent / near / vicinity 挨 着 āi zhe near 比 邻 bǐ lín neighbor / next-door neighbor / near / next to 傍 边 bàng biān near / beside 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 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 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 喀 什 Kā shí Kashgar or Qeshqer (Kāshí) city and prefecture in the west of Xinjiang near Kyrgyzstan 近 前 jìn qián to come close / to get near to / front 咫 尺 zhǐ chǐ 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 神 户 Shén hù Kōbe, major Japanese port near Ōsaka 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 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 太 湖 Tài Hú Lake Tai near Wuxi City 無錫|无锡, bordering on Jiangsu and Zhejiang, one of China's largest freshwater lakes 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 地 区 Kā shí dì qū Qeshqer wilayiti, Kashgar or Kāshí / prefecture in west 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 近 东 土 地 改 革 和 农 村 发 展 区 域 中 心 Regional Centre for Agrarian Reform and Rural Development in the Near East