The word 将近 (jiāng jìn) is formed by combining two grammatical and semantic components: 将, which functions here as an adverb meaning "about to" or "on the point of", indicating immediacy or approximation, and 近, an adjective meaning "near" or "close to". Together, they create a compound adverb that conveys the meaning of "nearly", "almost", or "close to" a certain quantity, degree, or point in time, with 将 emphasizing the aspect of impending arrival and 近 specifying the state of proximity, thus linguistically merging to express approximation before a limit is reached.