紧邻

緊鄰

jǐnlín

verb #57,039

Meanings

1 to be right next to / immediately adjacent to
2 (as noun) close neighbor

Characters

neighbor / adjacent

Examples

我家紧邻地铁站，特别方便。

Wǒ jiā jǐnlín dìtiězhàn, tèbié fāngbiàn.

My place is right next to the subway station — super convenient.

新工厂紧邻河边，存在污染风险。

Xīn gōngchǎng jǐnlín hé biān, cúnzài wūrǎn fēngxiǎn.

The new factory sits right beside the river, creating pollution risk.

Tips

usage

Stronger than 靠近 (kàojìn, 'near') — 紧邻 implies sharing a wall or border. Often used in real-estate listings (紧邻地铁 'right by the metro') and geography (紧邻边境 'right on the border').

Stroke Order

紧 jǐn

邻 lín