Meaning of 附近
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
- nearby; neighboring
- (in the) vicinity (of); neighborhood
How to use 附近
附近 is a place word. It usually comes after a noun to mean "near that place," or stands alone to mean "nearby." Example: 我家附近有一家超市。(Wǒ jiā fùjìn yǒu yì jiā chāoshì.) There is a supermarket near my home.
附 (fù) means to attach or be next to, and 近 (jìn) means near. Something attached and near to you is in your 附近, your neighborhood.
Common mistake: Learners often put 附近 before the place, as in English "near the school." In Chinese the place comes first: 学校附近 (xuéxiào fùjìn), not 附近学校. Also do not confuse 附近 with 最近 (zuìjìn), which means "recently" and is about time, not place.
附近 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
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附 fù · to add · 7 strokes
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近 jìn · near · 7 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 附近.
| 最近 | zuìjìn | recently; soon |
| 接近 | jiējìn | to approach; to get close to |
| 将近 | jiāngjìn | almost; nearly |
| 近期 | jìnqī | near in time; in the near future |
| 近代 | jìndài | the not-very-distant past; modern times, excluding recent decades |
| 靠近 | kàojìn | to be close to; to approach; to draw near |
| 近来 | jìnlái | recently; lately |
| 附件 | fùjiàn | appendix (in a document); enclosure (accompanying a document) |
| 近视 | jìnshì | myopic; nearsighted; (fig.) shortsighted |
| 近日 | jìnrì | (in) the past few days; recently |
| 亲近 | qīnjìn | (of people or relationships) close; intimate; to draw close to; to engage with; to become |
| 走近 | zǒujìn | to approach; to draw near to |
Questions about 附近
What does 附近 mean?
附近 (fùjìn) means "nearby; neighboring; (in the) vicinity (of); neighborhood" and is used as a noun.
How do you write 附近?
附近 is made of 2 characters: 附 (7 strokes), 近 (7 strokes). That is 14 strokes in total.
Is 附近 an HSK word?
Yes. 附近 is on the HSK 4 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
What is the difference between 附近 and 旁边?
旁边 (pángbiān) means right beside or next to something. 附近 covers a wider area, meaning somewhere in the general vicinity. A bank next door is 旁边, and a bank a few streets away is 附近.
Can 附近 be used before a noun like an adjective?
Yes, with 的. 附近的餐厅 (fùjìn de cāntīng) means "nearby restaurants." You can also ask 附近有没有地铁站？(Fùjìn yǒu méiyǒu dìtiě zhàn?) to mean "Is there a subway station nearby?"