邻
neighbor; adjacent; ancient household unit
Meanings
3 senses · 12 examplesnoun
neighbor; household living nearby
Most commonly used to refer to people living close by, often shortened to 邻居 in daily speech.
My neighbor is a retired teacher.
A distant relative is less helpful than a close neighbor; my neighbor saved me during a crisis.
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The kid from the east neighbor's family plays downstairs every day.
All the four neighboring households in our building get along very well.
Don't disturb your neighbors' rest casually.
adjective
adjacent; neighboring
Used to describe places, spaces or groups that are physically close to each other.
China and North Korea are neighboring countries.
The classmate sitting next to me is taking notes carefully.
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There is a restaurant from the neighboring county next to our school.
The supermarket across the street opens at 8 a.m. every day.
His home is only separated from mine by one neighboring alley.
noun
ancient household unit
archaicThis is an ancient household registration system term, rarely used in modern daily speech.
In the household registration system of the Zhou Dynasty, five households made up one lin.
Ancient neighborhood systems used lin as the basic organizational unit.