靠近

kàojìn

verb HSK 5 #1,711

Meanings

1 to be close to
2 to approach
3 to draw near

Characters

to lean on/rely on

Examples

请不要靠近那条河。

Qǐng bú yào kàojìn nà tiáo hé.

Please don't go near that river.

我家靠近地铁站。

Wǒ jiā kàojìn dìtiě zhàn.

My home is close to the subway station.

他慢慢靠近了那只猫。

Tā mànman kàojìn le nà zhī māo.

He slowly approached that cat.

Tips

usage

靠近 emphasizes physical proximity or the act of approaching, while 接近 can also be used for abstract things (接近目标 = approaching the goal).

Stroke Order

靠 kào

近 jìn