Meaning
neighbor; adjacent; close to
Chinese: 邻近、邻居。
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “lin” becomes a different word in each tone. 邻 is the 2nd tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.
Common Words
- 邻居lín jūneighbor
- 邻国lín guóneighboring country
- 邻人lín rénneighbor
- 地邻dì línneighbor on farmland
- 邻里lín lǐneighbor; neighborhood
Example Sentence
我们和邻居相处得很融洽。Wǒ men hé lín jū xiāng chǔ de hěn róng qià.We get along well with our neighbors.
我们Wǒ menwe和héand邻居lín jūneighbor相处xiāng chǔto be in contact (with sb)得很de hěn(after an adjective) very融洽róng qiàharmonious。