最近

zuìjìn

adverb HSK 2 #593

Meanings

1 recently
2 lately
3 nearest

Characters

Examples

你最近怎么样？

Nǐ zuìjìn zěnmeyàng?

How have you been recently?

最近天气很热。

Zuìjìn tiānqì hěn rè.

The weather has been very hot recently.

最近的地铁站在哪儿？

Zuìjìn de dìtiězhàn zài nǎr?

Where is the nearest subway station?

Tips

usage

最近 can mean 'recently' (time) or 'nearest' (distance) depending on context.

Stroke Order

最 zuì

近 jìn