Word: 近 (jìn)

丈八的灯塔，照远不照近

zhàng bā de dēngtǎ, zhào yuǎn bú zhào jìn

a sixteen-foot lighthouse: lights the far, not the near

不可一日近小人

bùkě yírì jìn xiǎorén

don't be close to petty people even for one day

从这儿到那儿是很近的。

Cóng zhèr dào nàr shì hěn jìn de.

It's not far from here to there.

他的办公室离车站很近。

Tā de bàngōngshì lí chēzhàn hěn jìn.

His office is near the train station.

他的办公室跟我的非常近。

Tā de bàngōngshì gēn wǒ de fēicháng jìn.

His office is very close to mine.

家母年近六十，身体很好。

Jiāmǔ nián jìn liùshí, shēntǐ hěn hǎo.

My mother is nearly sixty and is in good health.

幡杆上挂灯笼,照远不照近

fān gān shang guà dēnglóng,zhào yuǎn bú zhào jìn

a lantern hung on a banner pole: lights far, not near

成功看起来很近，其实有点虚幻。

Chénggōng kànqǐlai hěn jìn, qíshí yǒudiǎn xūhuàn.

Success seems close, but it's actually a bit illusory.

我们学校离公园非常近。

Wǒmen xuéxiào lí gōngyuán fēicháng jìn.

Our school is very close to the park.

我和她近一样高。

Wǒ hé tā jìn yíyàng gāo.

I am nearly as tall as she.

我在加拿大生活了近五年。

Wǒ zài Jiānádà shēnghuóle jìn wǔ nián.

I have been living in Canada for almost five years.

我的家离学校很近。

Wǒ de jiā lí xuéxiào hěn jìn.

My house is close to the school.

我跟她近一样高。

Wǒ gēn tā jìn yíyàng gāo.

I am nearly as tall as she.

摄影师让大家站近一点。

Shèyǐngshī ràng dàjiā zhàn jìn yìdiǎn.

The photographer asked everyone to stand closer together.

日远日疏,日亲日近

rì yuǎn rì shū,rì qīn rì jìn

day by day apart, day by day distant; day by day close, day by day nearer

杭州离上海很近。

Hángzhōu lí Shànghǎi hěn jìn.

Hangzhou is close to Shanghai.

比赛的场馆离地铁站很近。

Bǐsài de chǎngguǎn lí dìtiězhàn hěn jìn.

The arena for the match is very close to the subway station.

电影院离电车站近吗？

Diànyǐngyuàn lí diàn chēzhàn jìn ma?

Is the movie theater near the station?

离震中近的房子都倒了。

Lí zhènzhōng jìn de fángzi dōu dàole.

The houses close to the epicentre all collapsed.

租的房屋要离我工作地方近一点。

Zū de fángwū yào lí wǒ gōngzuò dìfang jìn yìdiǎn.

The rental should be somewhat close to where I work.

等高线靠得越近，说明坡越陡。

Děnggāoxiàn kào de yuè jìn, shuōmíng pō yuè dǒu.

The closer together the contour lines are, the steeper the slope.

舍下灶王拜山神，弃近求远

shěxià Zàowáng bài shānshén, qì jìn qiú yuǎn

leave the Kitchen God to worship the Mountain God: give up what is near to seek what is far

赌近盗，淫近杀

dǔ jìn dào, yín jìn shā

gambling is close to theft, debauchery is close to murder

车别开得那么近。

Chē bié kāi de nàme jìn.

Don't drive that close to it.

近不过夫妻，亲不过父母

jìn búguò fūqī, qīn búguò fùmǔ

none are closer than husband and wife, none dearer than parents

近火的先焦

jìn huǒ de xiān jiāo

what is near the fire gets scorched first

这个厂离我家很近。

Zhège chǎng lí wǒjiā hěn jìn.

This factory is very close to my home.