Chinese word

近来

Pronunciation

Pinyinjìn lái

Meaning

  • adverbrecently

Example

近来我很忙。jìn lái wǒ hěn máng

I've been very busy recently.

Illustration for 近来 (recently)

More examples

近来调查显示，人们更重视健康。jìn lái diào chá xiǎn shì rén men gèng zhòng shì jiàn kāng

Recent surveys indicate that people are paying more attention to health.

Core concept

A recent period that sets the background for a current situation or series of events.

Common phrases

  • 近来调查显示jìn lái diào chá xiǎn shì

    recent surveys indicate

  • 近来一直jìn lái yì zhí

    has continued lately

  • 近来出现jìn lái chū xiàn

    emerge recently

Similar words

最近zuì jìn: Covers things that have happened or continued from the recent past to now in ordinary conversation.
近年jìn nián: Covers things that have happened or continued over the last few years.
近期jìn qī: Covers things that have happened or continued during a brief period near the present.

Definition in Chinese

指从不久前到当前这段时间里发生或持续的事，常作状语用于说明近况。zhǐ cóng bù jiǔ qián dào dāng qián zhè duàn shí jiān lǐ fā shēng huò chí xù de shì cháng zuò zhuàng yǔ yòng yú shuō míng jìn kuàng

Word origin

The word combines 近 (jìn, "near") with 来 (lái, "come"), giving the image of a period that has come near to the present.

Usage tips

  • This word is useful in descriptions of recent conditions and can sound more measured or report-like than the most casual wording, a tone distinction that matters in everyday conversation.

Opposites

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