附近
nearby; vicinity
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HSK level
- Pinyin
- fùjìn
- Part of speech
- noun
- Level
- HSK 3
- Strokes
- 14
- Register
- neutral
- In episodes
- 1
Stroke order for 附近
附近 is written with 14 strokes (附: 7, 近: 7). The animation replays automatically.
What does 附近 mean?
附近 (fùjìn) is a noun meaning 'the area nearby / the vicinity.'
It functions like a place word and most often appears in two patterns: (1) X 附近 ('near X') — 学校附近 'near the school'; (2) 在附近 ('in the area / around here') — 我家就在附近 'my place is right around here.' It can also act as the object of 有 ('there is') — 附近有一家咖啡店 'there's a coffee shop nearby.' Unlike English 'nearby,' which is usually an adverb or adjective, 附近 is a noun, so it slots into sentences as a location.
The opposite is 远 (yuǎn, 'far'). 附近 typically implies walking distance or a short ride — close enough to be considered the same neighborhood.
Character by character
Memory hook: 附 ('attached to') + 近 ('close') — attached close by. Both characters point to nearness; together they form 'the nearby area.'
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地面上，附近一个移动房屋社区的居民被紧急疏散。
On the ground, residents of a nearby mobile home community were urgently evacuated.
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Example sentences
我家附近有一个公园。
Wǒ jiā fùjìn yǒu yí ge gōngyuán.
There's a park near my house.
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附近有没有银行？
Fùjìn yǒu méi yǒu yínháng?
Is there a bank nearby?
spoken
他就住在学校附近。
Tā jiù zhù zài xuéxiào fùjìn.
He lives right near the school.
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我们在附近找一家饭店吧。
Wǒmen zài fùjìn zhǎo yì jiā fàndiàn ba.
Let's find a restaurant around here.
spoken
附近的地铁站离这儿不远。
Fùjìn de dìtiězhàn lí zhèr bù yuǎn.
The nearby subway station isn't far from here.
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Common phrases with 附近
Synonyms
周围 means 'surroundings / all around' — the area encircling something. 附近 is just 'nearby,' without the sense of enclosing. 学校周围都是树 ('there are trees all around the school') vs. 学校附近有一家书店 ('there's a bookstore near the school').
Don't confuse 附近 with
最近 means 'recently / lately' (time) or 'the closest' (distance). 附近 is only about physical nearness. 最近怎么样? = 'how have you been lately?'; 附近有医院吗? = 'is there a hospital nearby?'
近 is the adjective 'near / close' (我家很近 'my place is close'). 附近 is the noun 'the nearby area.' 离这儿很近 'close to here' vs. 在这儿附近 'in the area near here.'
周围 emphasizes 'all around / surrounding,' often with the speaker in the middle. 附近 just means 'in the vicinity,' without the encircling image.
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