就近 (jiù jìn) — (adverb) at the nearest place; nearby (for conv…

Definition

就近 is an adverb meaning 'at the nearest place' for the sake of convenience (e.g. 就近入学, 就近找酒店). Unlike 附近, which names a nearby area as a noun, 就近 describes choosing the closest option for an action.

adverb

at the nearest placenearby (for convenience)

Examples

就近。
Wǒ men jiù jìn zhǎo jiā jiǔ diàn zhù xià ba.
Let's find a hotel nearby to stay at.
就近，。
Tā wèi le hái zi néng jiù jìn rù xué, tè yì bān dào xué xiào páng biān zhù.
He moved next to the school so his child could enroll nearby.
，就近。
Zhè fù jìn jiù yǒu chāo shì, wǒ men jiù jìn mǎi diǎn dōng xī ba.
There's a supermarket nearby — let's buy some things close by.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

动宾dòngbīnVerb + object

An action followed by what it acts on, fused into one word.

就jiùto

近jìnnear

就 (to) and 近 (near) mean at the nearest place, nearby.

Characters in this word

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

享享xiǎng
京京jīng

An older form paired 享, a temple, with 京, a tower, showing sacrifice at a high place; in 就 the temple part was dropped and a right part for going upward was added.

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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.

辶斤近

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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