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Referring to a recent time with 最近 (zuìjìn)
Time Expressions
Structure
最近 + Verb Phrase
Explanation
最近 (zuìjìn) means "recently," "lately," or "the nearest" and is used as a time adverb or noun. It is placed before the verb phrase to indicate that an action happened or is happening in the near past or present. It can also modify a noun to mean "the most recent."
Examples
最近你过得怎么样？
Zuìjìn nǐ guò de zěnmeyàng?
How have you been lately?
他最近在准备考试，很少出门。
Tā zuìjìn zài zhǔnbèi kǎoshì, hěn shǎo chūmén.
He's been preparing for exams recently and rarely goes out.
最近天气越来越热了。
Zuìjìn tiānqì yuè lái yuè rè le.
The weather has been getting hotter and hotter lately.