近 (jìn) means Near (close - recently). Below are 24 of the 64 sentences on this site that use it — with pinyin, an English translation and audio. All of them were written by hand; none is machine generated.
Dictionary examples
我家离学校很 近 。
Wǒ jiā lí xuéxiào hěn jìn.
My home is very close to the school.
Dictionary example · HSK 2 · 近
这个宾馆离机场 近 吗？
Zhège bīnguǎn lí jīchǎng jìn ma?
Is this hotel close to the airport?
Dictionary example · HSK 2 · 近
她最 近 在减肥。
Tā zuìjìn zài jiǎnféi.
She has been trying to lose weight lately.
Dictionary example · HSK 4 · 减肥
最 近 菜价涨了。
Zuìjìn cài jià zhǎng le.
Vegetable prices have gone up recently.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 涨
地铁站就在附 近 。
Dìtiě zhàn jiù zài fùjìn.
The subway station is right nearby.
Dictionary example · HSK 3 · 地铁
他最 近 常常失眠。
Tā zuìjìn chángcháng shīmián.
He often cannot sleep lately.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 失眠
印刷厂就在附 近 。
Yìnshuā chǎng jiù zài fùjìn.
The printing works is nearby.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 印刷
警察在附 近 巡逻。
Jǐngchá zài fùjìn xúnluó.
The police are patrolling nearby.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 巡逻
他的公司离家很 近 。
Tā de gōngsī lí jiā hěn jìn.
His company is close to home.
Dictionary example · HSK 2 · 公司
超市就在我家附 近 。
Chāoshì jiù zài wǒ jiā fùjìn.
The supermarket is right near my home.
Dictionary example · HSK 3 · 超市
他最 近 胖了一点儿。
Tā zuìjìn pàng le yìdiǎnr.
He has put on a little weight recently.
Dictionary example · HSK 3 · 胖
他最 近 有很多烦恼。
Tā zuìjìn yǒu hěn duō fánnǎo.
He has a lot of worries lately.
Dictionary example · HSK 4 · 烦恼
他最 近 有点儿骄傲。
Tā zuìjìn yǒudiǎnr jiāo'ào.
He has been a bit arrogant lately.
Dictionary example · HSK 4 · 骄傲
学校距离我家很 近 。
Xuéxiào jùlí wǒ jiā hěn jìn.
The school is very close to my home.
Dictionary example · HSK 4 · 距离
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From the graded readers
超市离我家很 近 ，走路只要十分钟。
chāo shì lí wǒ jiā hěn jìn, zǒulù zhǐyào shífēn zhōng.
The supermarket is close to us — ten minutes on foot.
Graded reader · HSK 2 · At the Supermarket
From the travel phrasebook
附 近 有取款机吗？
Fùjìn yǒu qǔkuǎnjī ma?
Is there an ATM nearby?
Travel phrasebook · Paying and mobile payment
最 近 的医院在哪儿？
Zuì jìn de yīyuàn zài nǎr?
Where is the nearest hospital?
Travel phrasebook · Pharmacy and emergencies
From the grammar library
这儿附 近 有银行吗？
Zhèr fùjìn yǒu yínháng ma?
Is there a bank near here?
Grammar library · HSK 1 · 有 — have and there is
近 appears in 64 sentences on this site; the 24 shortest and most direct are shown. The rest are on the pages they were written for — the graded readers, the phrasebook and the grammar library.
Words that contain 近
Each of these has sentences of its own, so you can see the character doing a different job in each one.
Questions about 近
How is 近 used in a sentence?
This page shows 64 sentences using 近 (jìn, "Near (close - recently)"), each with pinyin, an English translation and audio. Every one of them was written by hand for this site.
Are these sentences machine generated?
No. They come from the site's own dictionary examples, graded readers, travel phrasebook and grammar library — all written by a person. A word with no sentence gets no page here, rather than a page of invented ones.
Why do some sentences show 近 inside a longer word?
Because that is where a single character usually lives. Seeing 近 inside the words it builds is how the character stops being an isolated symbol and starts being something you can read.
Is 近 an HSK word?
Yes — 近 is on the official HSK 2 vocabulary list, and you can study it with the rest of that list on the HSK 2 page.
Where can I see the full entry for 近?
The dictionary page for 近 has its stroke order, its traditional form, every sense the dictionary lists and a character-by-character breakdown. It is linked at the top of this page.
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