jìn qiándictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
to come close / to get near to / front
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Original source entry:

近前 近前 [jin4 qian2] /to come close/to get near to/front/

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  • 近
    jìn

    near / close to / approximately

  • 前
    qián

    front / forward / ahead / first / top (followed by a number) / future / ago / before / BC (e.g. 前293年) / former / formerly

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.