Definition
邻居 (línjū) is the standard, everyday word for 'neighbor' — the person who lives near you. 隔壁 (gé bì) focuses on the immediate next-door location or person, while 街坊 (jiē fang) stresses the community sense of neighbors who know each other. Use 邻居 for general references; it's neutral and most common.
noun
neighbor
Measure word · 个
Examples
- 邻居。Wǒ de lín jū fēicháng rèqíng.My neighbor is very warm-hearted.
- 邻居。lín jū bāng le wǒ yí gè dà máng.The neighbor helped me a lot.
- 邻居？Nǐ jiàn guò xīn lái de lín jū ma?Have you met the new neighbor?
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