leon4 gan6鄰近邻近
Jyutpingleon4 gan6
Yalelèuhn gahn
Definition
Near, adjacent, or neighboring.
neutralplaces
How it's used
Functions primarily as a formal or written descriptor for spatial proximity, often appearing in news reports or official signage. In casual daily speech, people overwhelmingly prefer using 喺側邊 or 近 to describe physical location. Using 鄰近 in a very informal setting can make you sound like you are reading from a formal document or a property advertisement.
Examples
This place is near the MTR station, very convenient.
Which shopping mall is your place near?
Related words
Common mistake
Avoid using it as a verb like you might with the English word 'neighbor'. It describes a state of being adjacent rather than an action, so it cannot be modified by aspect markers like 咗 or 緊.
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Grammar guides
- Directional complementsThe small words added after a verb to show direction of movement, like up, down, out, in, and back. Common in everyday Cantonese.
- DemonstrativesThis and that with 呢 and 嗰, the personal pronouns, and how 哋 turns I, you, and he into we, you all, and they.
- Resultative complementsSticking a result word onto a verb to show how it turned out, like eat until full or look and find. A productive everyday pattern.
