近

近 [jìn] 形

1. ■ （空间或时间距离短） near; close:

近百年史 the history of the last hundred years;

近几年来 in recent years;

歌声由远而近。 The singing came closer and closer.

靠近些。 Come closer.

离国庆日很近了。 National Day is drawing near.; It'll soon be National Day.

他讲课总是由近及远， 由浅入深。 His lectures always proceed from the close to the distant and from the elementary to the profound.

2. ■ （接近） approaching; approximately; close to:

年近60 approaching sixty;

平易近人 amiable and easy of approach;

观众近万人。 There were nearly 10,000 spectators.

时近午夜。 It was close upon midnight.

3. ■ （亲近; 关系密切） intimate; closely related:

两家关系挺近。 The two families are on intimate terms.

4. ■ [书] （浅近; 浅显） easy to understand:

浅近 simple and easy to understand;

言近旨远 simple in language but profound in meaning

名

1. ■ （姓氏） a surname:

近公义 Jin Gongi