近

near, close, nearly, almost

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adjective Common #3,809
near, close Often used with 离 to describe how far apart two places or things are.
CH: 我家离学校很近。
EN: My home is close to the school.

舰队越来越近!

The fleet is getting closer and closer!

— 战舰波将金号 (1925)

那一段走廊可不近

That stretch of corridor is quite a long way away.

— 泰坦尼克号 (1997)

离釜山近

It’s close to Busan.

— 密阳 (2007)

离妈妈回家的这天越来越近就像一辆几吨重的苏联老坦克慢慢驶来

As the day Mom comes home draws nearer, it feels like a several-ton Soviet tank slowly rolling toward me.

— 再见列宁 (2003)

不要离水那么近很危险

Don't get so close to the water—it's dangerous.

— 汉江怪物 (2006)

离近点

Come closer.

— 后来的我们 (2018)

汤姆住得离公司并不近。

Tom doesn’t live very close to the company.

我离那么近看得清清楚楚

I was so close that I could see it perfectly clearly.

— Hi, Mom (2021)

现在圣诞节多么近。

Christmas is so close now.

“近几周来,勇者在创作上”

“In recent weeks, the hero has been creatively…”

— 窃听风暴 (2006)

那还挺近的

That’s actually pretty close.

— 女王旅途 (2014)

小镇还那么近

The town is still so close.

— 哈尔的移动城堡 (2004)

路不算近,不过我知道晚饭该去哪儿吃。

It’s not exactly nearby, but I know where we should go for dinner.

第三条海盗船仍在我们前方逼近,很快就会贴得极近。

The third pirate ship is still closing in ahead of us, and it’ll be right on top of us soon.

这是我近几年的进步。

This is how I've progressed over the past few years.

靠得比较近而已

They’re just standing fairly close to each other.

— 阿黛尔的生活 (2013)

在离这里很近的地方非常非常近的地方我爱着惠美

In a place very close—very, very close—to here, I love Emi.

— 燃烧 (2018)

租金贵一点儿没关系,近一些最好。

I don’t mind paying a bit more rent; somewhere closer would be better.

在非常非常近的地方

Very, very close by.

— 燃烧 (2018)

步枪是你学习使用的第一件武器…因为它让你跟目标保持距离你越专业…你就离目标越近

The rifle is the first weapon you learn to use... because it lets you keep your distance from the target. The more skilled you become... the closer you get to the target.

— 这个杀手不太冷 (1994)

离得近就行

As long as it’s nearby.

— 泰坦尼克号 (1997)

我要是生孩子了也想在这种地方养让他们看看花看看树而且首尔也近

If I ever have kids, I’d want to raise them somewhere like this too, so they can see the flowers and trees. Plus, Seoul is close by.

— 看见恶魔 (2010)

是的,是的,你非常近。

Yes, yes, you’re very close.

— 八部半 (1963)

汤姆以前跟玛丽住得近。

Tom used to live near Mary.

有点近

It's a little too close.

— 地球上的星星 (2007)

我把你绑得离桌子近一些

I tied you closer to the table.

— 吾栖之肤 (2011)

你们靠得那么近!

You two are standing so close!

— 阿黛尔的生活 (2013)

越来越近

Getting closer and closer.

— 从海底出击 (1981)

那白痴不知道要多近我才能射中他

That idiot doesn't know how close I have to get to hit him.

— 落水狗 (1992)

我们学校离公园非常近。

Our school is very close to the park.

要是近点,有十几多个人就够

If it’s closer, a dozen or so people should be enough.

— 我的父亲母亲 (1999)

你家挺近的啊?

Your place is pretty close, huh?

— 重庆森林 (1994)

adverb Rare #28,725
nearly, almost
CH: 我等了近十分钟。
EN: I waited nearly ten minutes.

我开车开了近一个小时

I drove for nearly an hour.

— 看不见的客人 (2017)

我和她近一样高。

I'm almost as tall as her.

有近一半的老师

Nearly half of the teachers

— 烈日灼人 (1994)

我在加拿大生活了近五年。

I've been living in Canada for nearly five years.

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