HSK 5 · Verbs

接近 jiējìn “to approach” in Chinese

Same in Traditional

What 接近 means

  1. to approach
  2. to get close to

How to say 接近

  • Pitch chart of the first tone: stays high and level, 5 to 5 on the five-level scale接jiē1st tone, high and level
  • Pitch chart of the fourth tone: falls from high to low, 5 to 1 on the five-level scale近jìn4th tone, falling

接近 in a sentence

  1. 台风正接近日本。

    Táifēng zhèng jiējìn Rìběn.

    A typhoon is approaching Japan.

    Sentence #834327 from Tatoeba · converted to simplified characters

  2. 他脸红了，不知该怎么接近她。

    Tā liǎnhóng le, bùzhī gāi zěnme jiējìn tā.

    He blushed, not knowing how to approach her.

    Sentence #9972803 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

  3. 我等了接近半小时。

    Wǒ děng le jiējìn bàn xiǎoshí.

    I waited for nearly half an hour.

    Sentence #5993956 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

How 接近 is built

Each colour is one part of the character. Parts repeat across thousands of characters, so learning them makes new words easier. See all 214 in our radicals chart.

The character 接 (jiē) with each of its parts in a different colour
接jiēto receive
  • 扌hand form of 手 · shǒuMeaning part
  • 妾concubine · qièSound part

扌 hints at the meaning (hand); 妾 (qiè) hints at the sound. Compare it with jiē.

The character 近 (jìn) with each of its parts in a different colour
近jìnnear
  • 斤axe · jīnSound part
  • 辶walking form of 辵 · chuòMeaning part

辶 hints at the meaning (walking); 斤 (jīn) hints at the sound. Compare it with jìn.

How to write 接近

接 11 strokes · 近 7 strokes

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接近 (jiējìn) stroke order chart: each stroke of the characters in the order you write them
Stroke order chart for 接近 (jiējìn). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.

Words related to 接近

Words with 接

接jiē · connect接受jiēshòu · to accept直接zhíjiē · direct (opposite: indirect 间接)接着jiēzhe · next接待jiēdài · to receive (visitors or guests)接触jiēchù · to touch迎接yíngjiē · to welcome衔接xiánjiē · to link up间接jiànjiē · indirect接连jiēlián · in succession

Words with 近

近jìn · near最近zuìjìn · recently附近fùjìn · nearby近代jìndài · modern times (roughly 1840 to 1919 in China)近来jìnlái · recently就近jiùjìn · nearby将近jiāngjìn · nearly急功近利jígōngjìnlì · eager for quick results and profit

More words: Common Verbs

交际jiāojì · social interaction浇jiāo · to water (plants)教训jiàoxun · a lesson (learnt the hard way)接触jiēchù · to touch节省jiéshěng · to save结合jiéhé · to combine届jiè · measure word for sessions尽力jìnlì · to strive one’s hardest

FAQs

接近 (jiējìn) means “to approach” or “to get close to”. It is an HSK 5 word.
Say it jiējìn: jiē with a 1st tone, then jìn with a 4th tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
Yes. 接近 is written the same way in Simplified and Traditional characters.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type jiejin with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 接近 from the suggestions. Typing jiejin into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
接近 is an HSK 5 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.

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Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.