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最近

zuì jìn

HSK 2 · word 1235 of 3,000

Meaning

• recently
• soon
• nearest

Example sentence

Characters in 最近

• 最 zuì (before an adjective or verb) to the highest degree; (the) most ...; -est
• 近 jìn near

最 most plus 近 near. Nearest in time, hence recently — and it also means nearest in space.

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