近在眉睫 jìnzàiméijié imminent Origin Definitions Defs 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".眉睫 méijié adjective urgent (literary) very close at hand; extremely urgent or pressing; imperative