Chinese word dictionary

就近

jiùjìn · nearby; in a close neighborhood

Practice word

Word information

Simplified就近

Traditional就近

Pinyinjiùjìn

Part of speech副

HSK 3.07-9

HSK 2.06

Character breakdown

Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.

就jiù

just, simply; to go to; to approach, near

近jìn

to approach; near, close; intimate

How to learn 就近

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近jìn

near; close to; approximately

就jiù

(after a suppositional clause) in that case; then; (after a clause of action) as soon as; immediately after; (same as 就是[jiu4 shi4]) merely; nothing else but; simply; just; precisely; exactly; only; as little as; as much as; as many as; to approach; to move towards; to undertake; to engage in; (often followed by 著|着[zhe5]) taking advantage of; (of food) to go with; with regard to; concerning; (pattern: 就[jiu4] ... 也[ye3] ...) even if ... still ...; (pattern: 不[bu4] ... 就[jiu4] ...) if not ... then must be ...

附近fùjìn

nearby; neighboring; (in the) vicinity (of); neighborhood