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Chinese dictionary
- 1
v.be adjacent to; be close to; be near to
邻近边界
close to the border
那家疗养院邻近西湖。
That sanatorium is close to the West Lake.
那时我的住所邻近市区。
Then I lived close to downtown area.
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- 2
n.vicinity; neighbourhood; nearby; in the neighbourhood
邻近的张姓人家搬走了。
The Zhang family in the neighborhood has moved away.
学校邻近有一家商铺。
There's a shop in the vicinity of the school.
她过去住在我家邻近。
She used to live not far from me.
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Word usage
- Note"邻近" is different from "临近". "临近" refers to that things are close to each other in time or location, and cannnot be used as a noun; "邻近" refers to that things are adjacent in location, and cannnot be used as a noun.