拉近 lā jìn ㄌㄚ ㄐㄧㄣˋ laai1 gan6
- to pull sb close to oneself
- (fig.) (typically followed by 距离 距離 jù lí ㄐㄩˋ ㄌㄧˊ ) to bridge (the distance between people) (i.e. to build a closer relationship)
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拉
- 拉动 拉動 lā dòng ㄌㄚ ㄉㄨㄥˋ laai1 dung6 to pull
- 拉拢 拉攏 lā lǒng ㄌㄚ ㄌㄨㄥˇ laai1 lung5 to rope in
- 拉票 lā piào ㄌㄚ ㄆㄧㄠˋ laai1 piu3 to campaign for votes
- 拉锁 拉鎖 lā suǒ ㄌㄚ ㄙㄨㄛˇ laai1 so2 zipper
- 拉开 拉開 lā kāi ㄌㄚ ㄎㄞ laai1 hoi1 to pull open
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- 沙拉 shā lā ㄕㄚ ㄌㄚ saa1 laai1 (loanword) salad
- 拉肚子 lā dù zi ㄌㄚ ㄉㄨˋ ˙ㄗ laai1 tou5 zi2 (coll.) to have diarrhea
- 易拉罐 yì lā guàn ㄧˋ ㄌㄚ ㄍㄨㄢˋ ji6 laai1 gun3 pull-top can
- 阿拉伯语 阿拉伯語 Ā lā bó yǔ ㄚ ㄌㄚ ㄅㄛˊ ㄩˇ aa3 laai1 baak3 jyu5 Arabic (language)
- 杰拉 傑拉 Jié lā ㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄌㄚ git6 laai1 Gela (city in Sicily)
- 克拉 kè lā ㄎㄜˋ ㄌㄚ hak1 laai1 carat (mass) (loanword)
- 划拉 huá la ㄏㄨㄚˊ ˙ㄌㄚ waa4 laai1 to sweep
- 半拉 bàn lǎ ㄅㄢˋ ㄌㄚˇ bun3 laai1 (coll.) half
- 卡拉 Kǎ lā ㄎㄚˇ ㄌㄚ kaa1 laai1 Kara, city in northern Togo 多哥
- 卡拉 kǎ lā ㄎㄚˇ ㄌㄚ kaa1 laai1 karaoke
- 哈拉 hā lā ㄏㄚ ㄌㄚ haa1 laai1 to chat idly (Tw)
- 噶拉 gá lā ㄍㄚˊ ㄌㄚ gaa1 laai1 (onom.)
- 安拉 Ān lā ㄢ ㄌㄚ on1 laai1 Allah (Arabic name of God)
- 左拉 Zuǒ lā ㄗㄨㄛˇ ㄌㄚ zo2 laai1 Zola (name)
- 强拉 強拉 qiǎng lā ㄑㄧㄤˇ ㄌㄚ koeng4 laai1 to drag (sb) along (to a place)
近
- 将近 將近 jiāng jìn ㄐㄧㄤ ㄐㄧㄣˋ zoeng1 gan6 almost
- 就近 jiù jìn ㄐㄧㄡˋ ㄐㄧㄣˋ zau6 gan6 nearby
- 接近 jiē jìn ㄐㄧㄝ ㄐㄧㄣˋ zip3 gan6 to approach; to get close to
- 最近 zuì jìn ㄗㄨㄟˋ ㄐㄧㄣˋ zeoi3 gan6 recently
- 临近 臨近 lín jìn ㄌㄧㄣˊ ㄐㄧㄣˋ lam4 gan6 to approach; to draw near; to be close to (in space or time)
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- 亲近 親近 qīn jìn ㄑㄧㄣ ㄐㄧㄣˋ can1 gan6 (of people or relationships) close; intimate
- 贴近 貼近 tiē jìn ㄊㄧㄝ ㄐㄧㄣˋ tip3 gan6 to press close to
- 走近 zǒu jìn ㄗㄡˇ ㄐㄧㄣˋ zau2 gan6 to approach
- 近代 jìn dài ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄉㄞˋ gan6 doi6 the not-very-distant past
- 近来 近來 jìn lái ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄌㄞˊ gan6 loi4 recently
- 近日 jìn rì ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄖˋ gan6 jat6 (in) the past few days
- 近期 jìn qī ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄑㄧ gan6 kei4 near in time
- 近视 近視 jìn shì ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄕˋ gan6 si6 shortsighted
- 逼近 bī jìn ㄅㄧ ㄐㄧㄣˋ bik1 gan6 to press on towards
- 附近 fù jìn ㄈㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄣˋ fu6 gan6 nearby; neighboring
- 靠近 kào jìn ㄎㄠˋ ㄐㄧㄣˋ kaau3 gan6 to be close to
- 近年来 近年來 jìn nián lái ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄋㄧㄢˊ ㄌㄞˊ gan6 nin4 loi4 for the past few years
- 远近闻名 遠近聞名 yuǎn jìn wén míng ㄩㄢˇ ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄨㄣˊ ㄇㄧㄥˊ jyun5 gan6 man4 ming4 to be known far and wide
- 傍近 bàng jìn ㄅㄤˋ ㄐㄧㄣˋ bong6 gan6 to be close to
- 凡近 fán jìn ㄈㄢˊ ㄐㄧㄣˋ faan4 gan6 with little learning
Idioms with these characters
- 不近人情 bù jìn rén qíng ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄖㄣˊ ㄑㄧㄥˊ bat1 gan6 jan4 cing4 (idiom) not amenable to reason; unreasonable
- 贵远贱近 貴遠賤近 guì yuǎn jiàn jìn ㄍㄨㄟˋ ㄩㄢˇ ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄐㄧㄣˋ gwai3 jyun5 zin6 gan6 to revere the past and despise the present (idiom)
- 急功近利 jí gōng jìn lì ㄐㄧˊ ㄍㄨㄥ ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄌㄧˋ gap1 gung1 gan6 lei6 seeking instant benefit (idiom); shortsighted vision, looking only for fast return
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- 近水楼台 近水樓臺 jìn shuǐ lóu tái ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄌㄡˊ ㄊㄞˊ gan6 seoi2 lau4 toi4 lit. a pavilion near the water (idiom); fig. using one's proximity to the powerful to obtain favor
- 近在咫尺 jìn zài zhǐ chǐ ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄗㄞˋ ㄓˇ ㄔˇ gan6 zoi6 zi2 cek3 (idiom) very close; almost within reach; close at hand
- 近朱近墨 jìn zhū jìn mò ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄓㄨ ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄇㄛˋ gan6 zyu1 gan6 mak6 one is judged by the company one keeps (idiom)
- 平易近人 píng yì jìn rén ㄆㄧㄥˊ ㄧˋ ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄖㄣˊ ping4 ji6 gan6 jan4 amiable and approachable (idiom); easygoing
- 言近旨远 言近旨遠 yán jìn zhǐ yuǎn ㄧㄢˊ ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄓˇ ㄩㄢˇ jin4 gan6 zi2 jyun5 simple words with a profound meaning (idiom)
- 远近皆知 遠近皆知 yuǎn jìn jiē zhī ㄩㄢˇ ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄐㄧㄝ ㄓ jyun5 gan6 gaai1 zi1 known far and wide (idiom)
Example sentences
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两 兩 人 之间 之間 的 距离 距離 已 拉近 。
The gap between them has narrowed.
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