How to Say “Near here” in Chinese
Getting around · HSK 2
"Near here" in Chinese is 离这儿很近 (Lí zhèr hěn jìn). 离 (lí) means 'separated from' and is the preposition you pair with distance; 'A 离 B 很近' = 'A is near B.' Mainlanders love the 儿化音 (erhua) ending, so 这儿 (zhèr) sounds local and warm; in Taiwan you'll almost always hear 這裡 (zhè lǐ) with no retroflex.
Primary translation
离这儿很近
Lí zhèr hěn jìn
Traditional: 離這兒很近
Variants by register
Formal
离这里很近
Lí zhè lǐ hěn jìn
Casual
就在旁边
Jiù zài páng biān
When to use it
离 (lí) means 'separated from' and is the preposition you pair with distance; 'A 离 B 很近' = 'A is near B.' Mainlanders love the 儿化音 (erhua) ending, so 这儿 (zhèr) sounds local and warm; in Taiwan you'll almost always hear 這裡 (zhè lǐ) with no retroflex. 就在旁边 (jiù zài páng biān) literally means 'right next door' and is what a shopkeeper might say when giving directions. Don't confuse 离 with 从 (cóng, 'from'); 从 is for motion, 离 is for measuring gaps.
Example sentences
地铁站离这儿很近，走路五分钟。
Dì tiě zhàn lí zhèr hěn jìn, zǒu lù wǔ fēn zhōng.
The subway station is near here, a five-minute walk.
便利店离这儿很近吗？
Biàn lì diàn lí zhèr hěn jìn ma?
Is the convenience store near here?
我家离这儿很近，走过去就行。
Wǒ jiā lí zhèr hěn jìn, zǒu guò qù jiù xíng.
My place is near here; we can just walk.