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接近

jiējìn

to be close to; to approach

Two houses almost touching
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Characters in this word

接 jiē

Strokes
11
Radical
扌 — hand
Made of
扌 hand 妾 concubine
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

近 jìn

Strokes
7
Radical
辶 — to walk
Made of
辶 to walk 斤 axe
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

Example phrases

  • 我家接近学校。 Wǒ jiā jiējìn xuéxiào. My house is near the school.
  • 别接近火。 Bié jiējìn huǒ. Do not go near the fire.
  • 他接近门口。 Tā jiējìn ménkǒu. He goes near the doorway.

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