近 在 眼 前

jìn zài yǎn qiándictionary entry

right under one's nose / right in front of one's eyes / close at hand / imminent

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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

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Original source entry:

近在眼前 近在眼前 [jin4 zai4 yan3 qian2] /right under one's nose; right in front of one's eyes; close at hand; imminent/

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Character information

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近
jìn
near / close to / approximately
在
zài
to exist / to be alive / (of sb or sth) to be (located) at / (used before a verb to indicate an action in progress)
眼
yǎn
eye (CL:隻|只[zhī],雙|双[shuāng]) / (often used with 一[yī]) a look / a glance / small hole / (bound form) salient point / classifier for wells, cave-dwellings etc
前
qián
front / forward / ahead / first / top (followed by a number) / future / ago / before / BC (e.g. 前293年) / former / formerly

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