close relative; near relation
contemporary; modern person; close friend; associate; intimate
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)
similar; about the same as; approximately; approximation
recent developments; current situation
to come close; to get near to; front
near ancient history (often taken to mean Song, Yuan, Ming and Qing times)
immediate cause; proximate cause
in the past few days; recently; in the last few days
near in time; in the near future; very soon; recent
member of a monarch's inner ministerial circle (old)
shortsighted; nearsighted; myopia
shortcut; a quicker method
to approach zero (in calculus)
synonym; close equivalent expression
modern history (for China, from the Opium Wars until the fall of the Qing Dynasty, i.e. mid-19th to early 20th century)
perihelion, the nearest point of a planet in elliptic orbit to the sun; lower apsis
to be almost within reach; to be close at hand
right under one's nose; right in front of one's eyes; close at hand; imminent
proximity to pitch makes you black (idiom, from Ouyang Xiu 歐陽修|欧阳修); different environments provide different influence.; Nurture determines a person's character.
modern history and contemporary history
intimate; to get close to
to approach; to lean close to
to be on the brink of; to be on the verge of
very close; touching; very appropriate
nearby; in a close neighborhood
to approach; to get close to; to sneak up on; near to
to approach; to get close to
most recent in the past; recent; late; recently
recently; recent (time); nearest (of locations); shortest (of routes); lately; of late; in the near future; soon; these days
close; near; similar (to); in the neighbourhood (of)
to press close to; to snuggle close; intimate
to approach; to draw near to
to approach (a numerical value); to converge to a limit (in calculus); convergence
to press on towards; to close in on; to approach; to draw near
neighboring; adjacent; near; vicinity
near; neighbouring; next (to); nearby; close (to); in the vicinity (of); neighboring
to worm one's way into being friends with sb (usually derogatory)
not amenable to reason; unreasonable
the last few years; last several years; recent years
to aim low; to aim to get by; without lofty ambition
near and distant relatives
(of people) difficult to approach; inaccessible
(lit.) distant water does not cure present thirst; fig. urgent need; a slow remedy does not address immediate needs
(lit.) water from afar quenches not fire; fig. urgent need; a slow remedy does not address the current emergency
lots of money, less work, and close to home; ideal job
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