| 1 | 近 | 近 | jìn | jin4 | near; close to; approximately | | |
| 2 | 最近 | 最近 | zuì jìn | zui4 jin4 | recently; soon; nearest | | |
| 3 | 接近 | 接近 | jiē jìn | jie1 jin4 | to approach; to get close to | | |
| 4 | 附近 | 附近 | fù jìn | fu4 jin4 | (in the) vicinity; nearby; neighboring; next to | | |
| 5 | 近代 | 近代 | jìn dài | jin4 dai4 | the not-very-distant past; modern times, excluding recent decades; (in the context of Chinese history) the period from the Opium Wars until the May 4th Movement (mid-19th century to 1919); capitalist times (pre-1949) | | |
| 6 | 近年来 | 近年來 | jìn nián lái | jin4 nian2 lai2 | for the past few years | | |
| 7 | 靠近 | 靠近 | kào jìn | kao4 jin4 | near; to approach | | |
| 8 | 近似 | 近似 | jìn sì | jin4 si4 | similar; about the same as; approximately; approximation | | |
| 9 | 走近 | 走近 | zǒu jìn | zou3 jin4 | to approach; to draw near to | | |
| 10 | 近来 | 近來 | jìn lái | jin4 lai2 | recently; lately | | |
| 11 | 相近 | 相近 | xiāng jìn | xiang1 jin4 | close; similar to | | |
| 12 | 将近 | 將近 | jiāng jìn | jiang1 jin4 | almost; nearly; close to | | |
| 13 | 近年 | 近年 | jìn nián | jin4 nian2 | recent year(s) | | |
| 14 | 近日 | 近日 | jìn rì | jin4 ri4 | in the past few days; recently; in the last few days | | |
| 15 | 亲近 | 親近 | qīn jìn | qin1 jin4 | intimate; to get close to | | |
| 16 | 远近 | 遠近 | yuǎn jìn | yuan3 jin4 | far and near; distance | | |
| 17 | 近乎 | 近乎 | jìn hu | jin4 hu5 | close to; intimate | | |
| 18 | 新近 | 新近 | xīn jìn | xin1 jin4 | newly | | |
| 19 | 逼近 | 逼近 | bī jìn | bi1 jin4 | to press on towards; to close in on; to approach; to draw near | | |
| 20 | 近期 | 近期 | jìn qī | jin4 qi1 | near in time; in the near future; very soon; recent | | |
| 21 | 临近 | 臨近 | lín jìn | lin2 jin4 | neighboring; adjacent; near; vicinity; close to; approaching | | |
| 22 | 近海 | 近海 | jìn hǎi | jin4 hai3 | coastal waters; offshore | | |
| 23 | 近代史 | 近代史 | jìn dài shǐ | jin4 dai4 shi3 | modern history (for China, from the Opium Wars until the fall of the Qing Dynasty, i.e. mid-19th to early 20th century) | | |
| 24 | 凑近 | 湊近 | còu jìn | cou4 jin4 | to approach; to lean close to | | |
| 25 | 近亲 | 近親 | jìn qīn | jin4 qin1 | close relative; near relation | | |