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lín

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Definitions

  1. 1. neighbor
  2. 2. adjacent
  3. 3. close to

Words Containing 邻

一点邻域
yī diǎn lín yù

(math.) neighborhood of a point

邻苯二甲酸酯
lín běn èr jiǎ suān zhǐ

phthalate (chemistry)

亲睦邻邦
qīn mù lín bāng

friendly neighboring countries

邻苯醌
lín běn kūn

1,2-benzoquinone (chemistry)

街坊四邻
jiē fang sì lín

neighbors

地邻
dì lín

neighbor on farmland

天涯若比邻
tiān yá ruò bǐ lín

far-flung realms as next door (idiom)

邻水县
lín shuǐ xiàn

Linshui county in Guang'an 廣安|广安[guǎng ān], Sichuan

街坊邻里
jiē fang lín lǐ

neighbors

四邻八舍
sì lín bā shè

the whole neighborhood

卢照邻
lú zhào lín

Lu Zhaolin (637-689), one of the Four Great Poets of the Early Tang 初唐四傑|初唐四杰[chū táng sì jié]

比邻
bǐ lín

neighbor

邻接
lín jiē

adjacent

远亲不如近邻
yuǎn qīn bù rú jìn lín

A relative afar is less use than a close neighbor (idiom). Take whatever help is on hand, even from strangers.

邻右
lín yòu

neighbor

邻睦
lín mù

to be on friendly terms

邻水
lín shuǐ

Linshui county in Guang'an 廣安|广安[guǎng ān], Sichuan

邻居
lín jū

neighbor

乡邻
xiāng lín

fellow villager

相邻
xiāng lín

neighbor

天涯比邻
tiān yá bǐ lín

see 天涯若比鄰|天涯若比邻[tiān yá ruò bǐ lín]

邻里
lín lǐ

neighbor

睦邻政策
mù lín zhèng cè

good-neighbor policy

邻人
lín rén

neighbor

邻左
lín zuǒ

neighbor

近邻
jìn lín

close neighbor

邻域
lín yù

(math.) neighborhood (in a topological space)

邻近
lín jìn

neighboring

邻邦
lín bāng

neighboring state

毗邻
pí lín

bordering

邻区
lín qū

neighborhood

海内存知己,天涯若比邻
hǎi nèi cún zhī jǐ , tiān yá ruò bǐ lín

close friend in a distant land, far-flung realms as next door

隔壁邻居
gé bì lín jū

next-door neighbor

邻座
lín zuò

person in next seat

紧邻
jǐn lín

to be right next to

左邻右里
zuǒ lín yòu lǐ

see 左鄰右舍|左邻右舍[zuǒ lín yòu shè]

邻家
lín jiā

next-door neighbor

左邻右舍
zuǒ lín yòu shè

neighbors

四邻
sì lín

one's nearest neighbors

以邻为壑
yǐ lín wéi hè

to use one's neighbor as a drain

邻舍
lín shè

neighbor

高邻
gāo lín

distinguished neighbor (honorific)

睦邻
mù lín

to get on well with one's neighbors

邻国
lín guó

bordering country