English–Chinese
“recently” in Chinese
How to say “recently” in Chinese
“Recently” in Chinese is 最近 (zuì jìn).
The area of the timeline nearest to today, including time that is still unfolding.
Example sentences with 最近
最近学中文，进步很快。zuì jìn xué zhōng wén jìn bù hěn kuài
Recently, I have been studying Chinese and improving quickly.
Tips for using 最近
- Its time span is flexible: context may make it mean the last few days, weeks, or another recent period rather than a fixed number of days.
Other Chinese words for “recently”
近来我很忙。jìn lái wǒ hěn máng
I've been very busy recently.
我们日前见过面。wǒ men rì qián jiàn guò miàn
We met recently.
他近日去了很多地方。tā jìn rì qù le hěn duō dì fāng
He recently went to many places.
我前不久买了这台电脑。wǒ qián bù jiǔ mǎi le zhè tái diàn nǎo
I recently bought this computer.