近乎

jìnhu
  1. close to
  2. intimate

CEDICT

  1. (colloquial) close (to someone): intimate; friendly
  2. close (to someone): intimate; friendly

Wiktionary

Homographs

近乎 jìnhū

Entry Composition

1 近 jìn
  1. near
  2. close to
  3. approximately
2 乎 hū
  1. (classical particle similar to 於 yú) in
  2. at
  3. from
  4. because
  5. than
  6. (classical final particle similar to 嗎 ma, 吧 ba, 呢 ne, expressing question, doubt or astonishment)

Containing this entry

套近乎 tàojìnhū to worm one's way into being friends with sb (usually derogatory)
好學近乎知，力行近乎仁，知恥近乎勇 hàoxuéjìnhūzhī,lìxíngjìnhūrén,zhīchǐjìnhūyǒng to love learning is akin to knowledge, to study diligently is akin to benevolence, to know shame is akin to courage (Confucius)
近乎同步 jìnhūtóngbù plesiochronous
知恥近乎勇 zhīchǐjìnhūyǒng

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近 jìn
  1. near
  2. close to
  3. approximately
期限近了。

The deadline is approaching.

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將近 jiāngjìn
  1. almost
  2. nearly
  3. close to
將近三點了。

It's nearly three o'clock.

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挨邊 āibiān
  1. to keep close to the edge
  2. near the mark
  3. close to (the true figure)
  4. relevant (used with negative to mean totally irrelevant)
瀕臨 bīnlín
  1. on the edge of
  2. (fig.) on the verge of
  3. close to
这是一个濒临消失的物种。

It is an endangered species.

Source: Tatoeba

鄰 lín
  1. neighbor
  2. adjacent
  3. close to
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