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in order; in sequence; close to; adjacent to

verbpreposition HSK 3.0 · Band 7

Watch it being written

Every character draws itself, stroke by stroke. Then grab the brush: trace it yourself and hear the word when you finish.

Build with these blocks

Chinese words snap together like bricks. Every word below shares a character with this one, so you are already halfway to knowing it.

See it in sentences

我家挨着学校。

My home is next to the school.

大家挨个排队。

Everyone lined up one by one.