邻居
HSK 3 (exam 2025)Old HSK 3
邻居 (línjū) · neighbor
邻居 (línjū) means “neighbor”. It is written with 2 characters: 邻 (neighbor) + 居 (to live). It is an HSK 3 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 邻居 is built
The characters
邻 lín · neighbor
What 邻 is made of
- 令lìng — command
- 人rén — person
- 阝fù / yì (names) — mound/city side-form
- 丨 — vertical stroke
居 jū · to live
What 居 is made of
- 户hù — a household
- 古gǔ — old
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 十 — ten
Origin hint: 户 gives the meaning, 古 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
我的邻居很友好。Wǒ de línjū hěn yǒuhǎo.My neighbors are very friendly.
你认识你的邻居吗？Nǐ rènshi nǐ de línjū ma?Do you know your neighbors?
Questions about 邻居
What does 邻居 mean?
邻居 (línjū) means “neighbor”.
How do you pronounce 邻居?
邻居 is pronounced línjū.
Which HSK level is 邻居?
邻居 is in HSK 3 (exam 2025) and Old HSK 3.
Related words
Learn 邻居 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 3 · Group 16: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.