How to Say ‘Near’ in Traditional Chinese
靠近
kào jìn
[kaow jeen]
💬 Usage Tip: [靠近] goes before a place to mean "near" it: [靠近入口], [靠近門口], [靠近電梯]. You can reuse it easily when asking for a specific location.
Phrase Breakdown
靠近
kào jìn
[kaow jeen]
close to; near
靠近 means to be near or close to something in location.
可以幫我們安排靠近門口的位子嗎？
Could you arrange a seat near the entrance for us?
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