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将近

jiāng jìn

Old HSK 6 HSK 3.0 level 5 2-character word Traditional 將近

将近 (jiāng jìn) means "almost". It is an HSK 3.0 level 5 word, and was HSK 6 in the old six-level list.

What 将近 means

1. almost
2. nearly
3. close to

How 将近 is used in grammar

将近 is a grammar word. Each link goes to its own section: what it does in that pattern, the structure, three example sentences with pinyin, and the mistake to avoid.

• Approximation: 左右/大约/差不多/将近 (HSK 4)

The characters in 将近

• 将jiāngwill; shall; to use
• 近jìnnear; close to; approximately

Example sentences

• 将近三点了。
  It's nearly three o'clock.
• 我已经等了将近半个小时。
  Wǒ yǐjīng děng le jiāngjìn bànge xiǎoshí.
  I've already waited nearly half an hour.
• 这场战争持续了将近十年。
  The war lasted nearly ten years.
• 莎米现在将近 60 岁。
  Sami is nearly 60 now.

Where 将近 is taught

In the GraphChinese course it is part of HSK 6 Vocabulary · jiǎng–jiāng (HSK 6), each one a topic in the dependency graph of HSK 1–6 that opens only once its prerequisites are solid.

Go deeper

• Every HSK 6 word, with the rest of its level.
• The four tones and the neutral tone, to read jiāng jìn correctly.
• Look up another word in the free dictionary.