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最近
最近 in English: recently; soon
zuì jìn
recently; soon
How to pronounce 最近
zuì jìn (without tone marks: zui jin). zuì is a fourth (sharply falling) tone; jìn is a fourth (sharply falling) tone.
Characters in 最近
最 zuì
(before an adjective or verb) to the highest degree; (the) most ...; -est; (after 之[zhi1]) best or most extreme example (e.g. 世界之最[shi4 jie4 zhi1 zui4] "the greatest in the world")
(before an adjective or verb) to the highest degree; (the) most ...; -est; (after 之[zhi1]) best or most extreme example (e.g. 世界之最[shi4 jie4 zhi1 zui4] "the greatest in the world")
近 jìn
near; close to; approximately
near; close to; approximately
Example sentences with 最近
| 赵文最近开始每天学习中文。 | from Keep Going for Ten Minutes |
| 最近公园要重新安排道路，大家都担心这棵树。 | from The Old Tree in the City |
| 街角的电影院已经开了四十年，但是最近观众越来越少，经理不得不考虑关门。 | from New Viewers at the Old Cinema |
Related words
| 最 | zuì | most; the most | HSK 2 |
| 近 | jìn | near; close to | HSK 2 |
| 最后 | zuì hòu | final; last | HSK 3 |
| 附近 | fù jìn | nearby; neighboring | HSK 3 |
| 最好 | zuì hǎo | best; had better (do what we suggest) | HSK 4 |
| 最初 | zuì chū | first; primary | HSK 5 |
| 接近 | jiē jìn | to approach; to get close to | HSK 5 |
| 近代 | jìn dài | the not-very-distant past; modern times, excluding recent decades | HSK 5 |
| 急功近利 | jí gōng jìn lì | seeking instant benefit (idiom); shortsighted vision, looking only for fast return | HSK 6 |
| 将近 | jiāng jìn | almost; nearly | HSK 6 |