最近 zuìjìn▶ últimamente

Stroke order

最近 is written in 19 strokes across 2 characters.

• 最 — 12 strokes
• 近 — 7 strokes

Senses

1. recently
2. soon
3. nearest

Example sentences

• 最近我很忙。Zuìjìn wǒ hěn máng.I have been very busy lately.
• 你最近好吗？Nǐ zuìjìn hǎo ma?How have you been recently?

Related words

• 最后Último; durar
• 附近cercano
• 最el más
• 近cerrar
• 最好Mejor
• 最初Primero, al principio

最近 is pronounced zuìjìn and means “últimamente”. HSK 3 is where this word sits in the Hanyu Shuiping Kaoshi, the exam used to grade Chinese proficiency. Reading 最近 and remembering it are not the same achievement: the first fades within days unless the second is practised. LexiTrail times each review to the edge of forgetting, which is where a repetition is worth the most.