邻 (lín): neighbor, adjacent, close to
邻 (lín) is a Chinese character meaning “neighbor.” Classified as HSK Level 3 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 令 (phonetic) and 阝 (semantic). It ranks #1647 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 邻 town. Its radical form 阝 (mound) appears in many related characters such as 那 (nà, (specifier) that), 都 (dōu, all), 院 (yuàn, courtyard).
Definitions
- neighbor
- adjacent
- close to
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
HSK Vocabulary with 邻
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 邻里 | lín lǐ | neighbor |
| 邻家 | lín jiā | next-door neighbor |
| 邻近 | lín jìn | neighboring |
| 相邻 | xiāng lín | neighbor |
| 毗邻 | pí lín | bordering |
| 邻国 | lín guó | neighboring country |
| 近邻 | jìn lín | close neighbor |
| 四邻 | sì lín | one's nearest neighbors |
| 比邻 | bǐ lín | (literary) next-door neighbor |
| 邻座 | lín zuò | adjacent seat |
| 邻邦 | lín bāng | neighboring country |
| 友邻 | yǒu lín | friendly neighbor |
| 紧邻 | jǐn lín | to be right next to |
| 左邻右舍 | zuǒ lín yòu shè | neighbors |
| 乡邻 | xiāng lín | fellow villager |
邻 appears in 46 compound words: 43 as the first character, 37 as the last, and 20 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 邻 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (4)
Example Sentences
邻居们相处得很融洽，经常互相帮助。
Línjūmen xiāngchǔ de hěn róngqià, jīngcháng hùxiāng bāngzhù.
The neighbors get along very well and often help each other.
振动扰邻 工厂遭禁夜间作业
zhèn dòng rǎo lín gōng hǎn zāo jīn yè jiān zuò yè
Vibration disturbs neighbors Factories are prohibited from working at night
2年报警23次 妇告邻太吵败诉
2 nián bào jǐng 2 3 cì fù gào lín tài chǎo bài sù
In 2 years, the woman called the police 23 times, and the woman sued the neighbor for being too noisy and lost the lawsuit
智能门钟变“寻犬侦探” 大品牌新功能让邻居镜头组搜救网(有片)
zhì néng mén zhōng biàn xún quǎn zhēn tàn dà pǐn pái xīn gōng néng ràng lín jū jìng tóu zǔ sōu jiù wǎng ( yǒu piàn )
Smart doorbell turns into a "dog detective" new function of big brands to make neighbor lens group search and rescue network (with video)
独家/大年初二邻嫌吵狂砸门找碴 屋主:根本不在
dú jiā dà nián chū èr lín xián chǎo kuáng zá mén zhǎo 碴 wū zhǔ gēn běn bù zài
Exclusive: On the second day of Chinese New Year, a neighbor, annoyed by noise, violently smashed the door looking for trouble. Homeowner: "I wasn't even home."
年味上墙!静安这幅“邻里新画卷”,让老小区变成了“..
nián wèi shàng qiáng ! jìng ān zhè fú lín lǐ xīn huà juǎn , ràng lǎo xiǎo qū biàn chéng le . .
New Year vibes hit the walls! This "neighborhood portrait" in Jing'an transforms an old residential area into...
英格兰与苏格兰相邻。
Yīnggélán yǔ Sūgélán xiānglín.
England and Scotland are neighbours.
我们曾是隔壁邻居。
Wǒmen céng shì gébì línjū.
We used to be neighbours.
葡萄牙和西班牙是邻居。
Pútáoyá hé Xībānyá shì línjū.
Portugal and Spain are neighbors.
能不能麻烦你告诉我去邻村怎么走？
Néng bù néng máfan nǐ gàosu wǒ qù lín cūn zěnme zǒu?
Sorry, but can you show me the way to the next village?
Character Family
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