(lín jū) - neighbour in Mandarin
línjūTraditional: 鄰居
Translation
neighbour
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Word origin
A compound of 邻 (lín, adjacent, near) and 居 (jū, to dwell), so the people dwelling next door.
- Origin
- compound
- Root
- 邻 (lín, adjacent) + 居 (jū, to dwell)
Stroke order
邻
居
Examples
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My neighbour is an elderly gentleman.
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We get on well with our neighbours.
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The neighbours upstairs were very noisy last night.
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The new neighbours moved in yesterday.
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My neighbour looked after the cat for a few days.
邻居 (línjū) is the person or household next door, and it takes the measure word 个 (gè) or, politely, 位 (wèi). It is comfortably neutral: no warmth or hostility is implied, so you need an adjective to say whether they are good ones.
Chinese speakers usually locate the neighbour before naming them: 楼上的邻居 (lóushàng de línjū, the neighbours upstairs), 隔壁的邻居 (gébì de línjū, the ones next door).
The trap is treating 邻居 as a country. Neighbouring countries are 邻国 (línguó); 邻居 is people, not states.
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Start your free week (no card)This word is taught in chapter 23, lesson 3: 邻居, 布, 暴力 and 7 more words.