新近

xīnjìn

adverb #23,079

Meanings

1 recently
2 newly
3 of late

Characters

near; recent; close

Examples

他新近出版了一本小说。

Tā xīnjìn chūbǎn le yī běn xiǎoshuō.

He recently published a novel.

新近的研究表明这种方法更有效。

Xīnjìn de yánjiū biǎomíng zhè zhǒng fāngfǎ gèng yǒuxiào.

Recent research shows that this method is more effective.

Tips

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新近 is slightly more formal or literary than 最近 (zuìjìn). It tends to appear in written language, news reports, or formal speech.

Stroke Order

新 xīn

近 jìn