挨近 (āi jìn) — to get close to, to approach

Definition

verb
to get close toto approach

Examples

  • 挨近。
    Tā màn màn āi jìn le zhuō zi.
    He slowly got close to the table.
  • 挨近。
    Kǎo shì rì qī yuè lái yuè āi jìn le.
    The exam date is getting closer and closer.
  • 挨近！
    Qǐng bú yào āi jìn wǒ!
    Please don't come near me!

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
补充bǔchōngVerb + complement

An action followed by its result or direction.

挨āipress close
近jìnnear

To 挨 (press close) until 近 (near).

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
扌Written in full as手shǒu
Sound part声符shēngfú
矣
矣yǐ挨āi
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

挨 pairs 扌, the hand form 手, with 矣, which gives the sound.

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Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
辶Written in full as辵chuòwalk
Sound part声符shēngfú
斤
斤jīn近jìn
Same sound today

近 combines 辶, a walking radical, with 斤, which gives the sound. The walking part fits the idea of moving close to something.

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