gần như
Pronunciation
Northern
/ɣə̤n˨˩ ɲɨ˧˧/
Central
/ɣəŋ˧˧ ɲɨ˧˥/
Southern
/ɣəŋ˨˩ ɲɨ˧˧/
Listen
almost
Adverb
almost
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1 senses
2 Components
Meaning
1 senses
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Meaning
1 senses
Sense 1
Adverb
almost Discourse, Logic, Comparison & Modality
Almost or nearly; close to a degree or state but not completely.
vi Công việc gần như đã hoàn thành.
en The work is almost finished.
Parts
gần / như / A compound of gần + như …
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Parts
gần / như / A compound of gần + như …
OriginA compound of gần + như
Chinese characters
Estimated from syllable mapping
Representative candidate
𧵆如
Candidates by syllable
gần
𧵆
như
如
Bold marks a representative candidate assembled from per-syllable character mappings. Parentheses show other candidates for the same syllable. It is not necessarily a source-aligned spelling for the whole word.
Similar
gần / gần sát / gần đến / gần đây …
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Similar
gần / gần sát / gần đến / gần đây …
Use
bán anh em xa mua láng giềng gần / gần xịt / gần gũi / dễ gần …
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Use
bán anh em xa mua láng giềng gần / gần xịt / gần gũi / dễ gần …