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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

邻居 [línjū]
  1. 1. noun neighbour (英)
  2. 2. noun neighbor (美)

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

邻居 [línjū]
  1. 1. neighbour

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

邻居 [línjū]
  1. 1. 住处相连或靠近的家庭。

Examples

隔壁邻居
next-door neighbour
我们的邻居想把五只小猫都给我们,我们只留了一只。
Our neighbours wanted to give us all of their five kittens, but we only took one.
两家做了几辈子邻居,素来情分好。
The two families have been neighbours for generations and have all along been on amicable terms.
他向邻居借了扁铲。
He borrowed a flat chisel from his neighbor.
今天是老人的茶寿,亲戚邻居纷纷登门拜贺。
Relatives and neighbours are coming to congratulate the elderly man on his 108th birthday today.
邻居爷爷因病逝世,门口摆放着花圈、纸马。
The elderly man living next door passed away because of illness, and there were wreathes and paper horses left at the door.
两个邻居扒在墙头上聊天。
The two neighbours (英) {或} neighbors (美) leaned on the wall chatting.
隔壁邻居
neighbour (英)
邻居
neighbour
她疑心邻居偷了她的手表。
She suspected that her neighbour (英) {或} neighbor (美) stole her watch.

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