jìn
仅
nearly; almost
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Meanings
1 sense · 5 examplesadv
nearly; almost; close to
literaryUsed in written or formal contexts to indicate that a number is approaching a certain value.
Zhè这
zhī支
duì队
wu伍
de的
shì士
zú卒
jìn仅
wàn万
rén人
。
The soldiers of this army numbered nearly ten thousand.
Tā他
nián年
jǐn仅
èr二
shí十
，
jiù就
yǐ已
chéng成
míng名
。
He was only twenty years old when he became famous.
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Zhè这
zuò座
shān山
gāo高
jìn仅
qiān千
mǐ米
。
This mountain is nearly a thousand meters high.
Wǒ我
men们
zài在
shā沙
mò漠
zhōng中
xíng行
zǒu走
le了
jìn仅
bǎi百
lǐ里
。
We walked nearly a hundred li in the desert.
Jù距
lí离
Chūn春
jié节
jìn仅
yī一
gè个
yuè月
le了
。
It is nearly one month until the Spring Festival.