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最近

zuì jìn

Old HSK 3 HSK 3.0 level 3 2-character word

最近 (zuì jìn) means "recently". It is an HSK 3.0 level 3 word, and was HSK 3 in the old six-level list.

What 最近 means

1. recently
2. soon
3. nearest

The characters in 最近

• 最zuì(before an adjective or verb) to the highest degree; (the) most ...; -est; (after 之
• 近jìnnear; close to; approximately

Example sentences

• 最近咋样？
  Zuì jìn zǎ yàng?
  How've ya' been lately?
• 我最近很忙。
  I'm very busy these days.
• 你最近怎样？
  How are you getting along these days?
• 我最近胖了。
  I've put on weight recently.
• 最近怎幺样？
  How have you been recently?
• 最近还好幺？
  You've been well lately?

Words starting with 最近

• 最近几年zuì jìn jǐ niánthe last few years; last several years; recent years

Where 最近 is taught

In the GraphChinese course it is part of Seasons, Weather & Time Words (HSK 3), each one a topic in the dependency graph of HSK 1–6 that opens only once its prerequisites are solid.

Go deeper

• Every HSK 3 word, with the rest of its level.
• The four tones and the neutral tone, to read zuì jìn correctly.
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