近 (gan6) — near; close; nearby; neighbouring in Cantonese
ganˍ₆近Mandarin Pinyin: jin4
Meaning of 近
nounnear; close; nearby; neighbouring
nounintimate; closely related
nounapproximate; approaching; close on
Example Sentences with 近
請問，附近哪裡有藥房呀？
Excuse me, is there a pharmacy around here?
請勿靠近車門
Please stand back from the doors
佢近來怪怪哋，一時就笑口吟吟，一時就鼓埋泡腮
She has been acting a little strange lately, one moment she is smiling sweetly, next moment she is grumpy
近來傳出啲流言蜚語，話老闆畀人捉黃腳雞
Recently there has been all these slanderous tales about the boss being blackmailed for having some extra-marital affair.
你近況如何?
How are things going with you?
Words Containing 近
近似等級gan6 ci5 dang2 kap1
order of approximation
近住gan6 zyu6
near something; close to something. Std. Chin. & Syn.: 附近
幾近gei2 gan6
close to
有咁近，得咁近jau5 gam3 kan5, dak1 gam3 kan5
as close as possible
近在咫尺gan6 zoi6 zi2 cek3
close by; within reach; close at hand
不遠不近bat1 jyun5 bat1 gan6
neither close nor far away
站近zaam6 gan6
to stand close
近排gan6 paai2
recently [華]: 最近
抄近路caau1 kan5 lou6
cut; cut corners; cut off a corner; take a shoot
走近zau2 gan6
to approach
逼近bik1 gan6
to press towards; to close in on; to approach; to draw close to; to draw near
近似式gan6 ci5 sik1
approximant
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