接近

Chinese

		to extend; to connect; to receive to extend; to connect; to receive; to join	near; close (to); approximately
trad. (接近)		接	近
simp. #(接近)		接	近

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): jiējìn

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄝ ㄐㄧㄣˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zip³ gan⁶

• Hakka

  (Sixian, PFS): chiap-khiun

  (Meixian, Guangdong): jiab⁵ kiun⁴

• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): chiap-kūn / chiap-kǔn / chiap-kīn

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: jiējìn
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄝ ㄐㄧㄣˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jiejìn
    • Wade–Giles: chieh¹-chin⁴
    • Yale: jyē-jìn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jiejinn
    • Palladius: цзецзинь (czeczinʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯ɛ⁵⁵ t͡ɕin⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: zip³ gan⁶
    • Yale: jip gahn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzip⁸ gan⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: jib³ gen⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡siːp̚³ kɐn²²/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chiap-khiun
    • Hakka Romanization System: jiab` kiun
    • Hagfa Pinyim: jiab⁵ kiun⁴
    • Sinological IPA: /t͡si̯ap̚² kʰi̯un⁵⁵/
  • (Meixian)
    • Guangdong: jiab⁵ kiun⁴
    • Sinological IPA: /t͡siap̚¹ kʰiun⁵³/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Taipei)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chiap-kūn
    • Tâi-lô: tsiap-kūn
    • Phofsit Daibuun: ciapkun
    • IPA (Taipei): /t͡siap̚³²⁻⁴ kun³³/
    • IPA (Xiamen): /t͡siap̚³²⁻⁴ kun²²/
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chiap-kǔn
    • Tâi-lô: tsiap-kǔn
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡siap̚⁵⁻²⁴ kun²²/
  • (Hokkien: Zhangzhou, Kaohsiung)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chiap-kīn
    • Tâi-lô: tsiap-kīn
    • Phofsit Daibuun: ciapkin
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡siap̚³²⁻⁴ kin³³/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡siap̚³²⁻⁵ kin²²/

Verb

接近

1. to approach; to get close to; to draw near

   接近尾聲／接近尾声  ―  jiējìn wěishēng  ―  to be close to the end

2. to be similar (to); to be analogous (to)

Synonyms

• (to get close to):

• 倚近 (Hokkien)
• 傍依 (bàngyī)
• 傍邊／傍边 (bàngbiān) (colloquial)
• 向邇／向迩 (xiàng'ěr) (literary)
• 把 (colloquial)
• 挨近 (āijìn)
• 挨邊／挨边 (āibiān) (colloquial, to be close to an age or number)
• 接 (jiē)
• 擦 (cā)
• 比鄰／比邻 (bǐlín) (literary)
• 湊／凑 (còu)
• 瀕於／濒于 (bīnyú) (of something undesirable)
• 瀕臨／濒临 (bīnlín)
• 相鄰／相邻 (xiānglín)
• 臨近／临近 (línjìn)
• 親近／亲近 (qīnjìn)
• 鄰近／邻近 (línjìn)
• 附 (fù)
• 靠近 (kàojìn)

 

• (to approach):

• 就 (jiù) (literary, or in compounds)
• 搭近 (Hokkien)
• 攝／摄 (literary, or in compounds)
• 湊近／凑近 (còujìn)
• 貼近／贴近 (tiējìn)
• 迫臨／迫临 (pòlín)
• 迫近 (pòjìn)
• 逼倚 (Hokkien)
• 逼近 (bījìn)

 

• (to be similar):

• 就 (jiù) (literary, or in compounds)
• 搭近 (Hokkien)
• 攝／摄 (literary, or in compounds)
• 湊近／凑近 (còujìn)
• 貼近／贴近 (tiējìn)
• 迫臨／迫临 (pòlín)
• 迫近 (pòjìn)
• 逼倚 (Hokkien)
• 逼近 (bījìn)

 

Adjective

接近

1. near; close
2. intimate; close

Synonyms

• (intimate):

• 同衾 (tóngqīn) (literary, figuratively)
• 周密 (zhōumì) (literary, of dealings)
• 密切 (mìqiè)
• 火熱／火热 (huǒrè)
• 熱和／热和 (rèhuo) (colloquial)
• 熱火／热火 (rèhuǒ) (colloquial)
• 知心 (zhīxīn)
• 緊密／紧密 (jǐnmì)
• 親切／亲切 (qīnqiè)
• 親善／亲善 (qīnshàn) (of relations between countries)
• 親密／亲密 (qīnmì)
• 親熱／亲热 (qīnrè)
• 親近／亲近 (qīnjìn)
• 貼己／贴己 (tiējǐ)
• 貼身／贴身 (tiēshēn)
• 近 (jìn) (literary, or in compounds)
• 近乎 (jìnhu) (colloquial)
• 過心／过心 (guòxīn) (regional)
• 體己／体己

 

Japanese

Kanji in this term
接	近
せつ > せっ Grade: 5	きん Grade: 2
on’yomi

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) せっきん [sèkkíń] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [se̞k̚ʲkʲĩɴ]

Noun

接(せっ)近(きん) • (sekkin) 

1. getting closer, approaching

Verb

接(せっ)近(きん)する • (sekkin suru) intransitive suru (stem 接(せっ)近(きん)し (sekkin shi), past 接(せっ)近(きん)した (sekkin shita))

1. to get close, to approach

Conjugation

Conjugation of "接近する" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)

Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
Mizenkei ("imperfective")	接近し	せっきんし	sekkin shi
Ren’yōkei ("continuative")	接近し	せっきんし	sekkin shi
Shūshikei ("terminal")	接近する	せっきんする	sekkin suru
Rentaikei ("attributive")	接近する	せっきんする	sekkin suru
Kateikei ("hypothetical")	接近すれ	せっきんすれ	sekkin sure
Meireikei ("imperative")	接近せよ¹ 接近しろ²	せっきんせよ¹ せっきんしろ²	sekkin seyo¹ sekkin shiro²
Key constructions
Passive	接近される	せっきんされる	sekkin sareru
Causative	接近させる 接近さす	せっきんさせる せっきんさす	sekkin saseru sekkin sasu
Potential	接近できる	せっきんできる	sekkin dekiru
Volitional	接近しよう	せっきんしよう	sekkin shiyō
Negative	接近しない	せっきんしない	sekkin shinai
Negative continuative	接近せず	せっきんせず	sekkin sezu
Formal	接近します	せっきんします	sekkin shimasu
Perfective	接近した	せっきんした	sekkin shita
Conjunctive	接近して	せっきんして	sekkin shite
Hypothetical conditional	接近すれば	せっきんすれば	sekkin sureba
¹ Written imperative ² Spoken imperative

Korean

Hanja in this term
接	近

Noun

接近 • (jeopgeun) (hangeul 접근)

1. Hanja form^? of 접근 (“approach”).

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
接	近

Verb

接近

1. chữ Hán form of tiếp cận (“to approach”).