将近

將近

jiāngjìn

adverb HSK 3 #8,749

Meanings

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

Jiāngjìn yī bǎi rén cānjiā le huódòng.

Nearly one hundred people attended the event.

Tā zài zhèlǐ gōngzuò le jiāngjìn shí nián.

He has worked here for nearly ten years.

Shíjiān jiāngjìn zhōngwǔ le.

It's almost noon.

usage

将近 is typically used before numbers: 将近三百人 (nearly 300 people), 将近两个小时 (almost two hours). Compare with 差不多 (chàbuduō, approximately).

将 jiāng

近 jìn