最近(zuì jìn)

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Example sentences

How 最近 is used in everyday Chinese — the speaker reads the whole sentence.

  • 最近总是下雨。

    zuì jìn zǒng shì xià yǔ

    It's been raining all the time lately.

  • 最近很寂寞。

    wǒ zuì jìn hěn jì mò

    I feel very lonely these days.

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