毗鄰

简 毗邻 · 繁 毗鄰
Mandarin · pinyin pí lín

Meanings

  1. bordering
  2. adjacent to
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毗
pí · help, assist; connect, adjoin
鄰
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邻
lín · neighbor; neighborhood
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2–2 · pi2 lin2

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bei2 leon4

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verb

  1. to border on; to be adjacent to; to adjoin

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