mùlín

睦邻

Word · VerbTraditional睦鄰

maintain good relations with neighbors; good-neighborliness

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Meanings

1 sense · 3 examples
1.

verb

to maintain good neighborly relations; to be on friendly terms with neighbors

formal

Often used in the context of interpersonal, community, or international relations. Frequently appears as part of compound terms or policy names.

Zhōng中
guó国
yī一
xiàng向
fèng奉
xíng行
mù睦
lín邻
yǒu友
hǎo好
de的
wài外
jiāo交
zhèng政
cè策
 。

China has always pursued a foreign policy of good-neighborliness and friendship.

Zhè这
liǎng两
gè个
xiǎo小
qū区
jū居
mín民
yī一
zhí直
mù睦
lín邻
xiāng相
chǔ处
 ,
guān关
xì系
róng融
qià洽
 。

Residents of these two communities have always maintained good neighborly relations and get along harmoniously.

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Mù睦
lín邻
xī息
bīng兵
 ,
fāng方
néng能
gòng共
cù促
fā发
zhǎn展
 。

Only by being good neighbors and ceasing hostilities can we jointly promote development.