近在咫尺 jìnzàizhǐchǐ within arm's reach Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 近 jìn adjective near near in distance or time; close; nearby; recent在 zài preposition [location/time] Used as a linker to introduce the time, place, or situation of an action, meaning "at", "in", or "on".咫尺 zhǐchǐ very close very close; very near; used to describe a very short distance