← ChinesePath Chinese Dictionary

最近

zuìjìn

1. noun recently; lately; these days

   最近他的状态不太好。

   Zuìjìn tā de zhuàngtài bù tài hǎo.

   He hasn't been in good shape lately.

2. phrase nearest; shortest (in distance)

   从这里走这条路最近。

   Cóng zhèlǐ zǒu zhè tiáo lù zuì jìn.

   Taking this road from here is the shortest way.

The full ChinesePath dictionary entry for 最近 includes audio for every reading and example sentence, more example sentences, collocations, synonyms and links to the course units where it is taught.