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就近

jiùjìn

nearby; at the nearest convenient place

A child walks a short path from a house to a nearby school
Memory picture

Characters in this word

就 jiù

Strokes
12
Radical
尢 — weak, lame
Made of
京 capital city 尤 especially, particularly
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

  • 为避免跨区奔波,社区建议老人就近办理医保续签手续。 Wèi bìmiǎn kuà qū bēnbō, shèqū jiànyì lǎorén jiùjìn bànlǐ yībǎo xùqiān shǒuxù. To avoid travelling between districts, the community advised elderly residents to complete medical-insurance renewal procedures nearby.
  • 时间太晚了,我们就近找个饭馆吃饭吧。 Shíjiān tài wǎn le, wǒmen jiùjìn zhǎo gè fànguǎn chī fàn ba. It is too late; let's find a restaurant nearby to eat.
  • 孩子就近上学,每天走路十分钟就到。 Háizi jiùjìn shàngxué, měi tiān zǒulù shí fēnzhōng jiù dào. The child goes to a school nearby and gets there in ten minutes on foot every day.

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