Chinese

附近

/fu⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕin⁵¹/
nearby; vicinity; proximity
  • HSK 4
  • TOCFL 2

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  • characterChinese附 “to adhere; to stick”
    • meaningChinese阜 “mound”
    • soundChinese付 “to give; to deliver; to hand over”
      • ideaChinese人 “man; person; people (Classifier: 個／个 m c; 隻／只 h)”
      • ideaChinese又 “again; once more”
      • ideaChinese寸 “Legally defined as the tsun of 3.71475 cm.”
  • 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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