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最近 zuìjìn

最近 zuìjìn Meaning

Learn the Pinyin Pronunciation and 7 English Translations of the word 最近 zuìjìn .

Pīnyīn Pronunciation
zuìjìn | zui4 jin4
English translation
recent
recently
these days
latest
soon
nearest (of locations)
shortest (of routes)

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Traditional form

最近 zuìjìn

Part of speech

Location word / 方位词 fāng wèi cí Fāngwèi cí
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Etymology of 最近 zuìjìn

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zuì

Type

ideographic

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. mào represents the meaning and represents the sound. mào is used here since a hat is placed at the highest part of the head.

Positional decomposition

日取

Number of Strokes

12
jìn

Type

pictophonetic

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. chuò represents the meaning and jīn represents the sound.

Phonetic compound

jīn

Semantic compound

chuò

Positional decomposition

辶斤

Number of Strokes

7

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比尔 Bǐ ěr 最近 zuìjìn lǎo zuì , 觉得 juéde 可能 kěnéng yǒu 什么 shénme 麻烦 máfan .

Bill has been hitting the bottle a lot lately. I think he has problems.

最近 zuìjìn zài 商务 shāngwù 印书馆出版 chūbǎn le de 4 běn zhuān zhù .

She has recently published her fourth book with the Commercial Press.

最近 zuìjìn , Zhōng 关系 guānxi zài Xiàng hǎo de 方面 fāngmiàn 发展 fāzhǎn .

Relations between Japan and China have recently been on the mend.

那里 nà li zuì jìn 物价 wù jià 上涨 shàng zhǎng , duì xīn 雇员 gù yuán 影响 yǐngxiǎng 最大.

The recent rise in prices there tells heavily on low - salaried employees.

Bié 他法,只能 zhǐ néng 一瘸一拐 yī qué yī guǎi de zǒu dào 最近 zuìjìn de 电话亭 diàn huà tíng .

He was left with no alternative but to hobble to the nearest telephone box.

最近 zuìjìn Decomposition

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最近 zuìjìn Compounds

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  • zuì
    • cuō , chuài , zuī , zuì , , , ,
  • jìn
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