Chinese word

近期

Pronunciation

Pinyinjìn qī

Meaning

  • adverblately

Example

近期天气一直很好。jìn qī tiān qì yì zhí hěn hǎo

The weather has been nice lately.

Illustration for 近期 (lately)

More examples

近期内，我们会发布新版本。jìn qī nèi wǒ men huì fā bù xīn bán běn

In the near future, we will release a new version.

Core concept

A time window just around now, used for what happened recently or what will happen before long.

Common phrases

  • 近期内jìn qī nèi

    in the near future

  • 近期出现jìn qī chū xiàn

    appear recently

  • 近期一直jìn qī yì zhí

    have continued lately

Similar words

最近zuì jìn: Describes something that happened very recently or is true now.
近日jìn rì: Points to a near date or short period in the coming future.
不久bù jiǔ: Shows that an event will take place before long.

Definition in Chinese

表示从现在起不久的时间范围，常用来指即将在近一段时间内发生的事情，也可指刚刚过去的最近一段时间。biǎo shì cóng xiàn zài qǐ bù jiǔ de shí jiān fàn wéi cháng yòng lái zhǐ jí jiāng zài jìn yí duàn shí jiān nèi fā shēng de shì qíng yě kě zhǐ gāng gāng guò qù de zuì jìn yí duàn shí jiān

Word origin

近期 (jìnqī, "near period") combines 近 (jìn, "near") + 期 (qī, "period") to describe a period near the present, whether just past or soon to come.

Usage tips

  • In everyday conversation, reports use this word for a recent stretch of time, while plans use it for a coming stretch, so the surrounding verb or context matters.

Other meanings

  • in the near futureadverb
  • near futurenoun

Opposites

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