近在咫尺 — Chinese idiom

Meaning

• very close; almost within reach; close at hand

Character by character

• 近jìnto approach; near, close; intimate
• 在zàiat, in, on; to exist; used to indicate the present
• 咫zhǐunit of length used during the Zhou dynasty
• 尺chǐruler, tape-measure; unit of length, about 1 ft.

Idioms sharing a character

• 不近人情 bù jìn rén qíng
• 平易近人 píng yì jìn rén
• 急功近利 jí gōng jìn lì
• 言近旨远 yán jìn zhǐ yuǎn
• 贵远贱近 guì yuǎn jiàn jìn
• 近朱近墨 jìn zhū jìn mò
• 近水楼台 jìn shuǐ lóu tái
• 远近皆知 yuǎn jìn jiē zhī
• 事在人为 shì zài rén wéi
• 胜券在握 shèng quàn zài wò

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