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邻居
línjū
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- pinyin
- línjū
- simplified
- 邻居
- traditional
- 鄰居
1 · noun
A person who lives nearby.
住在附近的人。
Neighbor is American spelling; neighbour is British spelling.
My neighbor showed me the way to the park.
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邻居告诉了我去公园的路。
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2 · noun
A person or household living nearby.
住在自己附近的人或家庭。
A neighbor may live next door or elsewhere nearby; sharing a wall is not required.
Our new neighbors gave us a pot of mint.
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新搬来的邻居送给我们一盆薄荷。
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I met my upstairs neighbor in the elevator.
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我在电梯里遇到了楼上的邻居。
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Mandarin reading: línjū.
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