近来

jìn lái

recently; lately

HSK Level 5

Example Sentences

近来天气怎么样?

jìnlái tiānqì zěnmeyàng?

How's the weather recently?

近来工作很忙吗?

jìnlái gōngzuò hěn máng ma?

Have you been busy with work recently?

近来身体还好吗?

jìnlái shēntǐ hái hǎo ma?

How have you been feeling recently?

Synonyms

Antonyms

过去 (guòqù)

past

以前 (yǐqián)

before

Etymology & Components

The Chinese word 近来 (jìn lái) is composed of two characters: 近 (jìn), meaning "near" or "recent", and 来 (lái), meaning "to come" or "to arrive". Together, they literally mean "recently" or "in recent times".The character 近 is composed of two parts: the radical 辶 (chuò), which indicates movement, and the phonetic component 斤 (jīn). The radical 辶 suggests that 近 is related to movement, while the phonetic component 斤 gives it the pronunciation "jìn".The character 来 is composed of two parts: the radical 辵 (chù), which also indicates movement, and the phonetic component 歹 (dǎi). The radical 辵 suggests that 来 is related to movement, while the phonetic component 歹 gives it the pronunciation "lái".The combination of 近 and 来 creates the word 近来, which means "recently" or "in recent times". It is often used to refer to events or experiences that have happened in the recent past. For example, you could say 近来我一直在学习中文 (Jìn lái wǒ yī zhí zài xué xí zhōng wén), which means "I have been studying Chinese recently".

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