Chinese phrase
我最近〜 wǒ zuì jìn 〜
Meaning
I've been ___ lately
When to use it
It describes the speaker's recent situation or activity. It commonly starts a short reply about recent life, work, or other activities.
Example dialogue
你最近怎么样？ nǐ zuì jìn zěn me yàng
How have you been lately?
我最近工作很忙，常常加班。 wǒ zuì jìn gōng zuò hěn máng cháng cháng jiā bān
I've been very busy with work lately, and I often work overtime.