Zui Jin 最近- Daily Mandarin Lesson

Meaning

    recent; recently; soon

Pronunciation

    Tone marks: ► zuì jìn
    Tone numbers: zui4 jin4

Chinese Characters

    Traditional: 最近
    Simplified: 最近

    First Character: 最 (zuì) – (the) most; -est
    Second Character: 近 (jìn) – near; close (to); approximately

Examples of Zuì Jìn

    ► Lǐ jiàoshòu zuìjìn hěn máng.
    李教授最近很忙｡
    李教授最近很忙｡
    Professor Li has been very busy lately.

    ► Nǐ zuìjìn háihǎo ma?
    你最近還好嗎?
    你最近还好吗?
    How have you been recently?