Chinese

接近

/t͡ɕi̯ɛ⁵⁵ t͡ɕin⁵¹/
to approach; to get close to; to draw near
  • HSK 3
  • TOCFL 6

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  • characterChinese接 “to come near to; to be close to; to come into contact”
    • meaningChinese手 “hand (Classifier: 隻／只 m c mn; 雙／双 m mn; 對／对 c)”
    • soundChinese妾 “slave woman”
      • ideaChinese辛 “spicy; hot; pungent”
      • ideaChinese女 “woman; (only of humans in Standard Chinese) female”
  • characterChinese近 “near; close”
    • meaningChinese辵 “to walk for a while and be still for a while”
      • ideaChinese彳 “to walk slowly”
      • ideaChinese止 “foot”
    • soundChinese斤 “catty or jin, a traditional unit of weight, equal to 0.5 kilograms”

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