将近

將近

jiāngjìn

adverb HSK 3 #8,749

Meanings

1 almost
2 nearly
3 close to

Characters

approaching; about to

将 (approaching) + 近 (near) — getting close to, i.e., almost / nearly.

Examples

将近一百人参加了活动。

Jiāngjìn yībǎi rén cānjiā le huódòng.

Nearly one hundred people attended the event.

他在这里工作了将近十年。

Tā zài zhèlǐ gōngzuò le jiāngjìn shí nián.

He has worked here for nearly ten years.

时间将近中午了。

Shíjiān jiāngjìn zhōngwǔ le.

It's almost noon.

Tips

usage

Typically used before a number: 将近三百人 (nearly 300 people), 将近两个小时 (almost two hours). Compare with 差不多 (chàbuduō, 'approximately'), which is more colloquial and not tied to numbers.

Stroke Order

将 jiāng

近 jìn