左近
zuǒ jìn
Pinyin

Definition

左近
 - 
zuǒ jìn
  1. near by

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

左
Zuǒ
  1. 1 surname Zuo
左右
zuǒ yòu
  1. 1 left and right
  2. 2 nearby
  3. 3 approximately
  4. 4 attendant
  5. 5 to control
  6. 6 to influence
最近
zuì jìn
  1. 1 recently
  2. 2 soon
  3. 3 nearest
近
jìn
  1. 1 near
  2. 2 close to
  3. 3 approximately
将近
jiāng jìn
  1. 1 almost
  2. 2 nearly
  3. 3 close to
左手
zuǒ shǒu
  1. 1 left hand
  2. 2 left-hand side
左边
zuǒ bian
  1. 1 left
  2. 2 the left side
  3. 3 to the left of
接近
jiē jìn
  1. 1 to approach
  2. 2 to get close to
临近
lín jìn
  1. 1 close to
  2. 2 approaching
亲近
qīn jìn
  1. 1 intimate
  2. 2 to get close to
贴近
tiē jìn
  1. 1 to press close to
  2. 2 to snuggle close
  3. 3 intimate
走近
zǒu jìn
  1. 1 to approach
  2. 2 to draw near to
近乎
jìn hu
  1. 1 close to
  2. 2 intimate
近来
jìn lái
  1. 1 recently
  2. 2 lately
近年
jìn nián
  1. 1 recent year(s)
近日
jìn rì
  1. 1 in the past few days
  2. 2 recently
  3. 3 in the last few days
近期
jìn qī
  1. 1 near in time
  2. 2 in the near future
  3. 3 very soon
  4. 4 recent
近视
jìn shì
  1. 1 shortsighted
  2. 2 nearsighted
  3. 3 myopia
附近
fù jìn
  1. 1 (in the) vicinity
  2. 2 nearby
  3. 3 neighboring
  4. 4 next to
靠近
kào jìn
  1. 1 near
  2. 2 to approach

Idioms (20)

不为左右袒
bù wèi zuǒ yòu tǎn
  1. 1 to remain neutral in a quarrel (idiom)
人无远虑，必有近忧
rén wú yuǎn lu:4 , bì yǒu jìn yōu
  1. 1 He who gives no thought to far-flung problems soon finds suffering nearby (idiom, from Analects).
  2. 2 Smug concentration on the here and now will lead to future sorrow.
宁左勿右
nìng zuǒ wù yòu
  1. 1 (of one's political views) to prefer left rather than right (idiom during the Cultural Revolution)
左券在握
zuǒ quàn zài wò
  1. 1 to be assured of success (idiom)
左右两难
zuǒ yòu liǎng nán
  1. 1 dilemma
  2. 2 quandary
  3. 3 Scylla and Charybdis
  4. 4 between the devil and the deep blue sea (idiom)
左右逢源
zuǒ yòu féng yuán
  1. 1 lit. to strike water right and left (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to turn everything into gold
  3. 3 to have everything going one's way
  4. 4 to benefit from both sides
左右开弓
zuǒ yòu kāi gōng
  1. 1 lit. to shoot from both sides (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to display ambidexterity
  3. 3 to slap with one hand and then the other, in quick succession
  4. 4 to use both feet equally (football)
左思右想
zuǒ sī yòu xiǎng
  1. 1 to turn over in one's mind (idiom); to think through from different angles
  2. 2 to ponder
左道惑众
zuǒ dào huò zhòng
  1. 1 to delude the masses with heretical doctrines (idiom)
左顾右盼
zuǒ gù yòu pàn
  1. 1 glancing to left and right (idiom); to look all around
平易近人
píng yì jìn rén
  1. 1 amiable and approachable (idiom); easy-going
  2. 2 modest and unassuming
  3. 3 (of writing) plain and simple
  4. 4 easy to understand
急功近利
jí gōng jìn lì
  1. 1 seeking instant benefit (idiom); shortsighted vision, looking only for fast return
旁门左道
páng mén zuǒ dào
  1. 1 dissenting religious sect (idiom); heretical school of opinion
  2. 2 dissident group
王顾左右而言他
wáng gù zuǒ yòu ér yán tā
  1. 1 the king looked left and right and then talked of other things
  2. 2 to digress from the topic of discussion (idiom)
言近旨远
yán jìn zhǐ yuǎn
  1. 1 simple words with a profound meaning (idiom)
贵远贱近
guì yuǎn jiàn jìn
  1. 1 to revere the past and despise the present (idiom)
近朱者赤，近墨者黑
jìn zhū zhě chì , jìn mò zhě hēi
  1. 1 those who handle cinnabar are stained red; those who work with ink are stained black (idiom)
  2. 2 you are the product of your environment
近朱近墨
jìn zhū jìn mò
  1. 1 one is judged by the company one keeps (idiom)
近水楼台
jìn shuǐ lóu tái
  1. 1 lit. a pavilion near the water (idiom); fig. using one's proximity to the powerful to obtain favor
近水楼台先得月
jìn shuǐ lóu tái xiān dé yuè
  1. 1 the pavilion closest to the water enjoys moonlight first (idiom)
  2. 2 to benefit from intimacy with an influential person

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