最近 zuìjìn lately

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Stroke order

最近 is written in 19 strokes across 2 characters.

最近 — the Chinese character for lately (zuìjìn), stroke diagram — Stroke diagram for 最近 — lately

最 — 12 strokes
近 — 7 strokes

Senses

recently
soon
nearest

Characters in 最近

最 zuì — (before an adjective or verb) to the highest degree; (the) most ...; -est
近 jìn — near; close to; approximately

Character meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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

最近 is pronounced zuìjìn and means “lately”.

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