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近来 (jìn lái) — Chinese word meaning

HSK 6

近来 (jìn lái) is a Chinese word: recently, lately. This page shows its pinyin, translation, example sentences, character breakdown, decomposition, and HSK level.

Meaning of 近来

副 fù adverb

recently, lately

他近来工作很忙。

tā jìn lái gōng zuò hěn máng

He's been very busy with work lately.

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Word breakdown

近 jìn — close, near (in time); recent

来 lái — come; up to now, leading up to the present

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

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