相邻

相鄰
xiānglín
adjective #27,631

Meanings

  1. 1 adjacent
  2. 2 neighboring
  3. 3 next to each other

Examples

Zhè liǎng gè guójiā xiānglín, biānjiè xiàn hěn cháng.
The two countries are adjacent and share a long border.
Xiānglín de fángjiān lǐ chuán lái le yīnyuè shēng.
Music could be heard coming from the adjacent room.

Tips

usage
相邻 is often used in formal or technical contexts (geography, math, architecture). In everyday speech, 旁边 (next to) or 隔壁 (next door) are more common for describing physical proximity.

Stroke Order

xiāng
lín