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将近

將近
jiāngjìn
adverb HSK 3 #8,749

Meanings

  1. 1 almost
  2. 2 nearly
  3. 3 close to

Characters

将
jiāng
approaching; about to
近
jìn
near; close
将 (approaching) + 近 (near) - getting close to, i.e., almost / nearly.

Examples

HSK 1
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.
HSK 1
时间将近中午了。
Shíjiān jiāngjìn zhōngwǔ le.
It's almost noon.
HSK 2
将近一百人参加了活动。
Jiāngjìn yībǎi rén cānjiā le huódòng.
Nearly one hundred people attended the event.

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