邻域

鄰域

línyù

noun

Meanings

1 neighborhood (mathematics)
2 neighborhood (in topology)

Characters

neighbor / adjacent

region / domain

Examples

在拓扑学中,邻域是一个核心概念。

Zài tuòpūxué zhōng, línyù shì yí gè héxīn gàiniàn.

In topology, a neighborhood is a core concept.

这个点的邻域里包含无数其他点。

Zhè ge diǎn de línyù lǐ bāohán wúshù qítā diǎn.

The neighborhood of this point contains countless other points.

Tips

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Strictly a mathematical term — for the everyday sense of 'the area around where one lives,' use 邻里 (línlǐ) or 街坊 (jiēfang) instead.

Stroke Order

邻 lín

域 yù