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HSK 2
近

HSK 2adjectiveverb

近

jìn

近 (jìn) means “near; close to; approximately”. It is an HSK 2 Chinese character in the HSK 3.0 vocabulary.

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Example

我家离学校很近。

Wǒ jiā lí xuéxiào hěn jìn.

My home is very close to school.

Words containing 近

附近fù jìnnearby; neighboring; (in the) vicinity (of); neighborhood 最近zuì jìnrecently; soon; nearest 接近jiē jìnto approach; to get close to 近代jìn dàithe not-very-distant past; modern times, excluding recent decades; (in the context of Chinese history) the period from the Opium Wars until the May 4th Movement (mid-19th century to 1919); capitalist times (pre-1949)急功近利jí gōng jìn lìseeking instant benefit (idiom); shortsighted vision, looking only for fast return 将近jiāng jìnalmost; nearly; close to 近来jìn láirecently; lately 就近jiù jìnnearby; in a close neighborhood 靠近kào jìnto be close to; to approach; to draw near 近期jìn qīnear in time; in the near future; very soon; recent 近日jìn rì(in) the past few days; recently; (within) the next few days 近视jìn shìshortsighted; nearsighted; myopia

More HSK 2 vocabulary

白báisurname Bai 百bǎisurname Bai 帮助bāng zhùassistance; aid; to help; to assist 报纸bào zhǐnewspaper; newsprint 比bǐBelgium; Belgian; abbr. for 比利时别biésurname Bie 宾馆bīn guǎnguesthouse; lodge; hotel 长chánglength; long; forever; always; constantly 唱歌chàng gēto sing a song 出chūto go out; to come out; to occur; to produce; to go beyond; to rise; to put forth; to happen; (used after a verb to indicate an outward direction or a positive result); classifier for dramas, plays, operas etc 穿chuānto wear; to put on; to dress; to bore through; to pierce; to perforate; to penetrate; to pass through; to thread 次cìnext in sequence; second; the second (day, time etc); secondary; vice-; sub-; infra-; inferior quality; substandard; order; sequence; hypo- (chemistry); classifier for enumerated events: time

Frequently asked questions

What does 近 mean?: 近 (jìn) means “near; close to; approximately”. It is an HSK 2 word.
How is 近 pronounced?: 近 is pronounced “jìn” in pinyin.
What HSK level is 近?: 近 belongs to HSK 2 in the HSK 3.0 vocabulary.
How do you write 近?: Follow the stroke-order animation above; 近 is written using standard stroke order. Practice it in the writing trainer.

Updated: 2026-05-27