邻居

línjū

neighbor

noun HSK 3.0 · Band 3 trad. 鄰居

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  • 居民jūmínresidentB5
  • 居然jūránunexpectedlyB5
  • 居住jūzhùto resideB5
  • 家居jiājūhomeB6
  • 定居dìngjūto settle (in some city, country etc)B7
  • 居安思危jū’ān-sīwēito think of danger in times of safetyB7
  • 居高不下jūgāo bú xià(of prices, rates etc) to remain highB7

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我的邻居很热情。

My neighbor is very warm.

邻居送来了饺子。

The neighbor brought over some dumplings.