# 近视 (jìnshì)

In Mandarin Chinese, 近视 (jìnshì) means “nearsighted; nearsightedness; shortsighted”. It is part of the HSK 6 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: nearsighted; nearsightedness; shortsighted
- Pinyin: jìnshì (jin4 shi4)
- Traditional: 近視
- HSK 3.0 · Level 6

## Examples

- 在黑暗中看书很容易近视。
  Zài hēi'àn zhōng kànshū hěn róngyì jìnshì.
  Reading in the dark can easily cause nearsightedness.

## Characters

- [近](https://hanziro.com/word/jin-near/) (jìn): near; close
- 视 (shì): (literary, or bound form) to look at

https://hanziro.com/word/jin-shi-nearsighted/

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