Meaning

    neighbor

Pronunciation

    Tone marks: ► lín jū
    Tone numbers: lin2 ju1

Chinese Characters

    Traditional: 鄰居
    Simplified: 邻居

    First Character: 鄰 (lín) – neighbor; adjacent; close to
    Second Character: 居 (jū) – reside

Examples of Lín Jū

    ► Wǒ hé tā shì shí jǐnián de línjū.
    我和她是十幾年的鄰居｡
    我和她是十几年的邻居｡
    She and I have been neighbors for about 10 years.

    ► Wǒde línjū yǎng le yī zhī gǒu.
    我的鄰居養了一隻狗｡
    我的邻居养了一只狗｡
    My neighbor has a dog.