近在咫尺

近
在
咫
尺
to be almost within reach / to be close at hand

Characters and words in 近在咫尺

近
jìn = ji + (e)n4
near / close to / approximately
Add a new mnemonic for 近 = 斤 + 辶
近 = 斤 + 辶 : Joan of Arc (ji) tries to lift two very heavy bar bells (斤) in the encampment's bathroom ((e)n4) while wearing gladiator sandals (辶). She cannot lift them even a little bit though; the bar bells are always very close (斤) to her gladiator sandals.
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在
zài = z + ai4
to exist; to be alive / (of sb or sth) to be (located) at / (used before a verb to indicate an action in progress)
Add a new mnemonic for 在 = 一 + 亻 + 土
在 = 一 + 亻 + 土 : Zorro (z) and Rosa Luxemburg (亻) exist (在) in the airplane's bathroom (ai4). Rosa is in the middle of balancing a flute (一) on her head and on a pile of clay (土). Zorro uses his rapier to inscribe "Z" into the flute, so as to mark that the pronunciation of "在" begins with "z".
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咫
zhǐ = zh + Ø3
8 in. length unit of Zhou dynasty
Add a new mnemonic for 咫 = 尺 + 只
咫
尺
very close / very near
尺
chě = ch + e3
one of the characters used to represent a musical note in gongche notation, 工尺譜|工尺谱[gong1 che3 pu3]
Add a new mnemonic for 尺 = ㇏ + 尸
尺
chǐ = ch + Ø3
a Chinese foot / one-third of a meter / a ruler / a tape-measure / one of the three acupoints for measuring pulse in Chinese medicine / CL:支[zhi1],把[ba3]
Add a new mnemonic for 尺 = ㇏ + 尸
尺 = ㇏ + 尸 : Charlie Chaplin and a ghost found a big finger in the space station. They measure it using a tape-measure.
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Words with 近在咫尺

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Sentences with 近在咫尺

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