附近

• 拼音: fù jìn
• 汉字拆解: 附 = 阝(hill/place) + 付 (deliver) — to be attached or near; 近 = 辶 (walk) + 斤 (axe) — close by

含义

Nearby; in the vicinity; close to a location. Refers to the area surrounding a particular place.

One of the most common location words in Chinese. Used to indicate proximity to a referenced place. Often follows a noun to describe what is near it: 学校附近 (near the school), 这附近 (around here). Can function as a noun (the vicinity) or a location modifier.

例句

1. 我家附近有一个很大的超市。
2. 附近有没有地铁站？
3. 学校附近开了一家新的咖啡店。

用法指南

语境: everyday, location

语气: practical

正确说法

• 请问附近有药店吗？(Excuse me, is there a pharmacy nearby?)
• 公园附近有很多小吃摊。(There are many snack stalls near the park.)

错误说法

• 他是我的附近 (Don't use 附近 to describe people — it describes physical proximity of places; say 他住在我家附近 for 'he lives near my home')

起源与历史

附 (to attach/be near, from 阝hill + 付 deliver) + 近 (close, from 辶 walk + 斤 axe). A compound reinforcing the concept of proximity.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal