gần kề
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Definition
- Adjective:
- Close at hand, immediately adjacent: Describes something that is very near in physical space, often implying proximity or being right next to something else.
- Imminent, impending: Describes an event or situation that is about to happen very soon.
Usage Examples
- Adjective:
- Khu rừng nằm gần kề bên cạnh ngôi làng. (The forest lies close at hand next to the village.)
- Chúng tôi sống trong hai ngôi nhà gần kề nhau. (We live in two houses immediately adjacent to each other.)
- Nguy cơ của một cuộc khủng hoảng đang gần kề. (The danger of a crisis is imminent.)
Advanced Usage
- "ở gần kề": to be located close by/adjacent.
- Có một trạm xăng ở gần kề. (There is a gas station located close by.)
- "sắp gần kề": to be drawing near/approaching (often for events).
- Kỳ thi cuối kỳ đang sắp gần kề. (The final exam is drawing near.)
Variants and Related Words
- Gần (adj): Near, close. A more general term for proximity.
- Nhà bạn tôi ở rất gần. (My friend's house is very near.)
- Kề (verb/adj): To be adjacent to, to border on. Often used in compound words or formal contexts.
- Hai nước có biên giới kề nhau. (The two countries share a bordering frontier.)
- Kế cận (adj): Adjacent, neighboring (more formal/literary).
- các vùng đất kế cận (the neighboring lands)
Synonyms
- Sát bên: Right beside, next to.
- Cận kề: Very close, near at hand (similar meaning, slightly more literary).
- Sắp tới: Upcoming, forthcoming (for events).
Related Phrases
- Gần kề bên: Right beside, close by the side of.
- Anh ấy luôn đứng gần kề bên cô ấy. (He always stands right beside her.)
- Kề cận: To be close/near to (often used for abstract concepts like danger or a person).
- không cho phép nguy hiểm kề cận (to not allow danger to come near)
- Close at hand