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近年来 (jìn nián lái) — Chinese word meaning

HSK 5

近年来 (jìn nián lái) is a Chinese word: in recent years. This page shows its pinyin, translation, example sentences, character breakdown, decomposition, and HSK level.

Meaning of 近年来

副 fù adverb

in recent years

近年来,环境保护越来越受到重视。

jìn nián lái huán jìng bǎo hù yuè lái yuè shòu dào zhòng shì

In recent years, environmental protection has received more and more attention.

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Word breakdown

近 jìn — near, recent (indicates closeness in time)

年 nián — year (the unit of time being referenced)

来 lái — come, since (indicates a period continuing up to now)

Structure & writing
1 近 jìn — near, close (in space or time; opposite of 远)

近 is not used as a component in any other character.

consists of

1.1 辶 chuò — walk/movement radical, indicating motion or walking
辶 is a component in 68 characters
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Stroke order

2 年 nián — year (unit of time; common year = 365 days, leap year = 366 days, every 4 years)

年 is not used as a component in any other character.

年 is an atomic character — it does not decompose further.

Stroke order

3 来 lái — to come (toward the speaker), opposite of 去
来 is a component in 1 characters

consists of

Stroke order