近来 jìnlái recently
recently; lately
How to remember 近来: 近 close + 来 come = recently.
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How it is used
- Recently / lately, over the past while - 近来天气很热 (jìnlái tiānqì hěn rè) it's been hot lately.
- Covers a recent stretch of time up to now; slightly more written than spoken 最近 (zuìjìn), which is more common in speech.
- Sits at the front of the sentence as a time frame.
Example sentences
- 近来咖啡的短缺造成了许多问题。 Jìnlái kāfēi de duǎnquē zàochéng le xǔduō wèntí.The recent coffee shortage brought about many problems.