比邻 (bǐ lín) — neighbor; nearby place, vicinity

Definition

Examples

• 海内存知己，天涯若比邻。
  Hǎi nèi cún zhī jǐ, tiān yá ruò bǐ lín.
  Within the four seas there are bosom friends; even at the ends of the earth we are as close as neighbors.
• 他们两家比邻而居，关系很好。
  Tā men liǎng jiā bǐ lín ér jū, guān xì hěn hǎo.
  The two families live next to each other and get along very well.
• 这两个城市是比邻，往来十分方便。
  Zhè liǎng gè chéng shì shì bǐ lín, wǎng lái shí fēn fāng biàn.
  These two cities are neighbors, so travel between them is very convenient.