| 1 | 近 | 近 | jìn | jin4 | near; close to; approximately | | |
| 2 | 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) | | |
| 3 | 近年来 | 近年來 | jìn nián lái | jin4 nian2 lai2 | for the past few years | | |
| 4 | 近似 | 近似 | jìn sì | jin4 si4 | similar; about the same as; approximately; approximation | | |
| 5 | 近来 | 近來 | jìn lái | jin4 lai2 | recently; lately | | |
| 6 | 近年 | 近年 | jìn nián | jin4 nian2 | recent year(s) | | |
| 7 | 近日 | 近日 | jìn rì | jin4 ri4 | in the past few days; recently; in the last few days | | |
| 8 | 近乎 | 近乎 | jìn hu | jin4 hu5 | close to; intimate | | |
| 9 | 近期 | 近期 | jìn qī | jin4 qi1 | near in time; in the near future; very soon; recent | | |
| 10 | 近海 | 近海 | jìn hǎi | jin4 hai3 | coastal waters; offshore | | |
| 11 | 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) | | |
| 12 | 近亲 | 近親 | jìn qīn | jin4 qin1 | close relative; near relation | | |
| 13 | 近体诗 | 近體詩 | jìn tǐ shī | jin4 ti3 shi1 | a genre of poetry, developed in the Tang Dynasty, characterized by its strict form | | |
| 14 | 近东 | 近東 | jìn dōng | Jin4 Dong1 | Near East | | |
| 15 | 近郊 | 近郊 | jìn jiāo | jin4 jiao1 | suburbs; outskirts | | |
| 16 | 近郊区 | 近郊區 | jìn jiāo qū | jin4 jiao1 qu1 | suburbs; city outskirts | | |
| 17 | 近距离 | 近距離 | jìn jù lí | jin4 ju4 li2 | close range | | |
| 18 | 近朱者赤,近墨者黑 | 近朱者赤,近墨者黑 | jìn zhū zhě chì , jìn mò zhě hēi | jin4 zhu1 zhe3 chi4 , jin4 mo4 zhe3 hei1 | those who handle cinnabar are stained red; those who work with ink are stained black (idiom); you are the product of your environment | | |
| 19 | 近光灯 | 近光燈 | jìn guāng dēng | jin4 guang1 deng1 | low beam (headlights) | | |
| 20 | 近地天体 | 近地天體 | jìn dì tiān tǐ | jin4 di4 tian1 ti3 | near-Earth object (NEO) | | |
| 21 | 近地轨道 | 近地軌道 | jìn dì guǐ dào | jin4 di4 gui3 dao4 | low Earth orbit (LEO) | | |
| 22 | 近地点 | 近地點 | jìn dì diǎn | jin4 di4 dian3 | apsis; perigee | | |
| 23 | 近打 | 近打 | jìn dǎ | Jin4 da3 | Kinta valley and river in Perak, Malaysia | | |
| 24 | 近处 | 近處 | jìn chù | jin4 chu4 | nearby | | |
| 25 | 近臣 | 近臣 | jìn chén | jin4 chen2 | member of a monarch's inner ministerial circle (old) | | |