Chinese word

靠近

Pronunciation

Pinyinkào jìn

Meaning

  • verbget close to

Example

请不要靠近孩子。qǐng bú yào kào jìn hái zi

Please do not get close to the child.

Illustration for 靠近 (get close to)

More examples

许多商店靠近火车站，生意很好。xǔ duō shāng diàn kào jìn huǒ chē zhàn shēng yì hěn hǎo

Many shops are near the train station, and business is very good.

Core concept

Two sides draw nearer until the space between them becomes small, whether the space is physical, temporal, or relational.

Common phrases

  • 靠近车站kào jìn chē zhàn

    get near the station

  • 靠近窗户kào jìn chuāng hù

    get near the window

  • 靠近人群kào jìn rén qún

    get near the crowd

Similar words

接近jiē jìn: To become closer to people or things as the distance between them grows smaller.
走近zǒu jìn: To approach a person or place on foot or through movement.

Definition in Chinese

使距离变小，靠到某物或某人附近；除空间接近外，也可引申表示时间或关系上的接近。shǐ jù lí biàn xiǎo kào dào mǒu wù huò mǒu rén fù jìn chú kōng jiān jiē jìn wài yě kě yǐn shēn biǎo shì shí jiān huò guān xì shàng de jiē jìn

Word origin

靠近 (kàojìn, "get close") is formed from 靠 (kào, "move toward or lean against") plus 近 (jìn, "near"), so its basic image is approach followed by nearness.

Usage tips

  • English often uses "near" as a preposition or adjective, but 靠近 (kàojìn, "get close") is a verb, so the person or place approached can follow it directly.

Other meanings

  • nearbyadjective

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