近 gan⁶ {jìn}

1. near
2. close to
3. approximately

近因 gan⁶ jan¹ {jìn yīn}

a proximate cause

近排 gan⁶ paai⁴ {jìn pái}

recently (spoken)

近住 gan⁶ zyu⁶ {jìn zhù}

(adjective) close to; near

近親〔-亲〕 gan⁶ can¹ {jìn qīn}

1. close relative
2. near relation

近似 gan⁶ ci⁵ {jìn sì}

1. similar
2. about the same as
3. approximately
4. approximation

近前 gan⁶ cin⁴ {jìn qián}

1. to come close
2. to get near to
3. front

近處〔-处〕 gan⁶ cyu³ {jìn chù}

nearby

近打 gan⁶ daa² {Jìn dǎ}

Kinta valley and river in Perak, Malaysia

近代 gan⁶ doi⁶ {jìn dài}

1. the not-very-distant past
2. modern times, excluding recent decades
3. (in the context of Chinese history) the period from the Opium Wars until the May 4th Movement (mid-19th century to 1919)
4. capitalist times (pre-1949)

近道 gan⁶ dou⁶ {jìn dào}

1. shortcut
2. a quicker method

近東〔-东〕 gan⁶ dung¹ {Jìn Dōng}

Near East

近況〔-况〕 gan⁶ fong³ {jìn kuàng}

1. recent developments
2. current situation

近乎 gan⁶ fu⁴ {jìn hu}

1. close to
2. intimate

近郊 gan⁶ gaau¹ {jìn jiāo}

1. suburbs
2. outskirts

近古 gan⁶ gu² {jìn gǔ}

near ancient history (often taken to mean Song, Yuan, Ming and Qing times)

近海 gan⁶ hoi² {jìn hǎi}

1. coastal waters
2. offshore

近人 gan⁶ jan⁴ {jìn rén}

1. contemporary
2. modern person
3. close friend
4. associate
5. intimate

近日 gan⁶ jat⁶ {jìn rì}

1. in the past few days
2. recently
3. in the last few days

近期 gan⁶ kei⁴ {jìn qī}

1. near in time
2. in the near future
3. very soon
4. recent

近頃〔-顷〕 gan⁶ king² {jìn qǐng}

1. recently
2. of late

近鄰〔-邻〕 gan⁶ leon⁴ {jìn lín}

close neighbor

近零 gan⁶ ling⁴ {jìn líng}

to approach zero (in calculus)

近來〔-来〕 gan⁶ loi⁴ {jìn lái}

1. recently
2. lately

近年 gan⁶ nin⁴ {jìn nián}

recent year(s)

近臣 gan⁶ san⁴ {jìn chén}

member of a monarch's inner ministerial circle (old)

近視〔-视〕 gan⁶ si⁶ {jìn shì}

1. shortsighted
2. nearsighted
3. myopia

近照 gan⁶ ziu³ {jìn zhào}

recent photo

近路 kan⁵ lou⁶ {jìn lù}

shortcut

近體詩〔-体诗〕 gan⁶ tai² si¹ {jìn tǐ shī}

"modern style poetry"; regulated verse innovated in classical poetry during the Tang dynasty, with constrained tonal patterns and rhyme schemes

近似解 gan⁶ ci⁵ gaai² {jìn sì jiě}

approximate solution

近打河 gan⁶ daa² ho⁴ {Jìn dǎ Hé}

Kinta River in Perak, Malaysia

近地點〔--点〕 gan⁶ dei⁶ dim² {jìn dì diǎn}

1. apsis
2. perigee

近代史 gan⁶ doi⁶ si² {jìn dài shǐ}

modern history (for China, from the Opium Wars until the fall of the Qing Dynasty, i.e. mid-19th to early 20th century)

近郊區〔--区〕 gan⁶ gaau¹ keoi¹ {jìn jiāo qū}

1. suburbs
2. city outskirts

近幾年〔-几-〕 gan⁶ gei² nin⁴ {jìn jǐ nián}

in recent years

近光燈〔--灯〕 gan⁶ gwong¹ dang¹ {jìn guāng dēng}

low beam (headlights)

近日點〔--点〕 gan⁶ jat⁶ dim² {jìn rì diǎn}

1. perihelion, the nearest point of a planet in elliptic orbit to the sun
2. lower apsis

近義詞〔-义词〕 gan⁶ ji⁶ ci⁴ {jìn yì cí}

1. synonym
2. close equivalent expression

近年來〔--来〕 gan⁶ nin⁴ loi⁴ {jìn nián lái}

for the past few years

近距離〔--离〕 kan⁶ keoi⁵ lei⁴ {jìn jù lí}

close range

近廚得食〔-厨--〕 gan⁶ ceoi⁴ dak¹ sik⁶ {jìn chú de shí}

(those who close to the chef get foods); those in a favourable position gain special advantages

近官得力 gan⁶ gun¹ dak¹ lik⁶ {jìn guān dé lì}

a friend in court makes the process short, meaning if you know someone who is in charge of something, it will make things much eaiser

近水樓台〔--楼-〕 gan⁶ seoi² lau⁴ toi⁴ {jìn shuǐ lóu tái}

terrace and pavilion near the water -- convenient access; to be in a favourable position to be able to gain special advantages

近親繁殖〔-亲--〕 gan⁶ can¹ faan⁴ zik⁶ {jìn qīn fán zhí}

inbreeding

近親交配〔-亲--〕 gan⁶ can¹ gaau¹ pui³ {jìn qīn jiāo pèi}

inbreeding

近似等級〔---级〕 gan⁶ ci⁵ dang² kap¹ {jìn sì děng jí}

order of approximation

近地天體〔---体〕 gan⁶ dei⁶ tin¹ tai² {jìn dì tiān tǐ}

near-Earth object (NEO)

近端胞漿〔---浆〕 gan⁶ dyun¹ baau¹ zoeng¹ {jìn duān bāo jiāng}

proximal cytoplasm

近乎同步 gan⁶ fu⁴ tung⁴ bou⁶ {jìn hū tóng bù}

plesiochronous

近畿地方 gan⁶ gei¹ dei⁶ fong¹ {Jìn jī dì fāng}

Kinki chihō, region of Japan around the old capital Kyōto, including Kyōto prefecture 京都府, Ōsaka prefecture 大阪府, Shiga prefecture 滋賀縣, Nara prefecture 奈良縣, Mi'e prefecture 三重縣, Wakayama prefecture 和歌山縣, Hyōgo prefecture 兵庫縣

近現代史〔-现--〕 gan⁶ jin⁶ doi⁶ si² {jìn xiàn dài shǐ}

modern history and contemporary history

近墨者黑 gan⁶ mak⁶ ze² hak¹ {jìn mò zhě hēi}

1. proximity to pitch makes you black (idiom, from Ouyang Xiu 歐陽修); different environments provide different influence.
2. Nurture determines a person's character.

近水樓臺〔--楼台〕 gan⁶ seoi² lau⁴ toi⁴ {jìn shuǐ lóu tái}

lit. a pavilion near the water (idiom); fig. using one's proximity to the powerful to obtain favor

近衛文麿〔-卫--〕 gan⁶ wai⁶ man⁴ leoi⁵ {Jìn wèi Wén mǒ}

Prince KONOE Fumimaro (1891-), Japanese nobleman and militarist politician, prime minister 1937-1939 and 1940-1941

近在眼前 gan⁶ zoi⁶ ngaan⁵ cin⁴ {jìn zài yǎn qián}

1. right under one's nose
2. right in front of one's eyes
3. close at hand
4. imminent

近在咫尺 gan⁶ zoi⁶ zi² cek³ {jìn zài zhǐ chǐ}

1. to be almost within reach
2. to be close at hand

近朱近墨 gan⁶ zyu¹ gan⁶ mak⁶ {jìn zhū jìn mò}

one is judged by the company one keeps (idiom)

近水樓臺先得月〔--楼台---〕 gan⁶ seoi² lau⁴ toi⁴ sin¹ dak¹ jyut⁶ {jìn shuǐ lóu tái xiān dé yuè}

1. the pavilion closest to the water enjoys moonlight first (idiom)
2. to benefit from intimacy with an influential person

近朱者赤，近墨者黑 gan⁶ zyu¹ ze² cek³ ，gan⁶ mak⁶ ze² hak¹ {jìn zhū zhě chì , jìn mò zhě hēi}

1. proximity to cinnabar makes you red, to pitch makes you black (idiom, from Ouyang Xiu 歐陽修); different environments provide different influence.
2. Nurture determines a person's character.