粵

貼tip3近gan6

simp贴近
tip3 gan6tiē jìn

English

  1. to press close to
  2. to snuggle close
  3. intimate
  4. to press close to; to nestle against

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 靠近;住一個方向接近

Examples

  • 口语比书面语更贴近生活。

    Spoken language is closer to life than written language.

    Tatoeba · GlossaMatik CC BY

  • 獾行進時步伐穩定,身體壓得很低、貼近地面;旱獺則尤其在興奮時會疾奔,身體呈波浪狀起伏擺動。

    The badger travels steadily, with its body very low and close to the ground; the marmot, especially when excited, gallops along, with undulatory movements of the body.

    Tatoeba · LeviHighway CC BY

  • 佢將個電話貼近隻耳仔。

    She pressed the telephone close to her ear.

Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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