最近

zuìjìn

adverb HSK 2 #593

Meanings

1 recently
2 lately
3 nearest

Characters

Examples

HSK 1

最近天气很热。

Zuìjìn tiānqì hěn rè.

The weather has been very hot recently.

HSK 2

你最近怎么样？

Nǐ zuìjìn zěnmeyàng?

How have you been recently?

HSK 2

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