HSK 6 vocabulary › 近来
近来
近来 in English: recently; lately
jìn lái
recently; lately
How to pronounce 近来
jìn lái (without tone marks: jin lai). jìn is a fourth (sharply falling) tone; lái is a second (rising) tone.
Characters in 近来
近 jìn
near; close to; approximately
near; close to; approximately
来 lái
to come; (used as a substitute for a more specific verb); hither (directional complement for motion toward the speaker, as in 回來|回来[hui2 lai5])
to come; (used as a substitute for a more specific verb); hither (directional complement for motion toward the speaker, as in 回來|回来[hui2 lai5])
Related words
| 来 | lái | to come | HSK 1 |
| 近 | jìn | near; close to | HSK 2 |
| 附近 | fù jìn | nearby; neighboring | HSK 3 |
| 最近 | zuì jìn | recently; soon | HSK 3 |
| 后来 | hòu lái | afterwards; later | HSK 3 |
| 起来 | qǐ lai | to stand up; to get up | HSK 3 |
| 本来 | běn lái | original; originally | HSK 4 |
| 从来 | cóng lái | always; at all times | HSK 4 |
| 将来 | jiāng lái | in the future; future | HSK 4 |
| 来不及 | lái bu jí | there's not enough time (to do sth); it's too late (to do sth) | HSK 4 |