近乎
jìn hu
Pinyin

Definition

近乎
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jìn hu
  1. close to
  2. intimate

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

似乎
sì hū
  1. 1 apparently
  2. 2 to seem
  3. 3 to appear
  4. 4 as if
  5. 5 seemingly
在乎
zài hu
  1. 1 to care about
  2. 2 equivalent of 在於|在于[zài yú]
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
不亦乐乎
bù yì lè hū
  1. 1 lit. isn't that a joy? (quote from Confucius)
  2. 2 fig. (jocularly) extremely
  3. 3 awfully
出乎
chū hū
  1. 1 due to
  2. 2 to stem from
  3. 3 to go beyond (also fig. beyond reason, expectations etc)
  4. 4 to go against (expectations)
出乎意料
chū hū yì liào
  1. 1 beyond expectation (idiom); unexpected
将近
jiāng jìn
  1. 1 almost
  2. 2 nearly
  3. 3 close to
几乎
jī hū
  1. 1 almost
  2. 2 nearly
  3. 3 practically
接近
jiē jìn
  1. 1 to approach
  2. 2 to get close to
于是乎
yú shì hū
  1. 1 therefore
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

Idioms (20)

之乎者也
zhī hū zhě yě
  1. 1 lit. 之[zhī], 乎[hū], 者[zhě] and 也[yě] (four grammatical particles of Classical Chinese) (idiom); fig. archaic expressions
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.
出乎意外
chū hū yì wài
  1. 1 beyond expectation (idiom); unexpected
出乎意料
chū hū yì liào
  1. 1 beyond expectation (idiom); unexpected
出乎预料
chū hū yù liào
  1. 1 beyond expectation (idiom); unexpected
卓乎不群
zhuó hū bù qún
  1. 1 standing out from the common crowd (idiom); outstanding
  2. 2 preeminent
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
微乎其微
wēi hū qí wēi
  1. 1 a tiny bit
  2. 2 very little
  3. 3 next to nothing (idiom)
急功近利
jí gōng jìn lì
  1. 1 seeking instant benefit (idiom); shortsighted vision, looking only for fast return
渺乎其微
miǎo hū qí wēi
  1. 1 remote and insignificant (idiom)
满不在乎
mǎn bù zài hu
  1. 1 not in the least concerned (idiom)
  2. 2 reckless
  3. 3 couldn't give a damn about it
  4. 4 unperturbed
  5. 5 couldn't care less
  6. 6 harum scarum
神乎其技
shén hū qí jì
  1. 1 (idiom) brilliant
  2. 2 extremely skillful
  3. 3 virtuosic
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
逐次近似
zhú cì jìn sì
  1. 1 successive approximate values (idiom)
远亲不如近邻
yuǎn qīn bù rú jìn lín
  1. 1 A relative afar is less use than a close neighbor (idiom). Take whatever help is on hand, even from strangers.

Sample Sentences

有一段时间了。据说美国橄榄球大联盟做了一连串造势活动，什么电视转播、中文官网，还让一些球星说简单的中文跟球迷套近乎呢。
yǒu yīduànshíjiān le 。jùshuō Měiguó gǎnlǎnqiú dà liánméng zuò le yīliánchuàn zàoshì huódòng ，shénme diànshìzhuǎnbō 、Zhōngwén guānwǎng ，hái ràng yīxiē qiú xīng shuō jiǎndān de Zhōngwén gēn qiúmí tàojìnhu ne 。
It's been going on for a while now. I heard that the NFL did a series to promote it, with TV broadcasts, an official Chinese website, and even had some stars speak a bit of simple Chinese to kiss up to the fans.
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