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The word "最近" is formed by directly combining the character "最", meaning "most", with the character "近", meaning "near". This results in a literal meaning of "most near", which functions as a compound word to express the concept of "recently" in time or "nearest" in space.

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最近天气很好。

Zuìjìn tiānqì hěn hǎo.

Recently the weather has been very good.

最近我学习中文。

Zuìjìn wǒ xuéxí Zhōngwén.

Recently I have been studying Chinese.

最近他经常去健身房。

Zuìjìn tā jīngcháng qù jiànshēnfáng.

Recently he often goes to the gym.

最近因为工作忙，所以我很少出门。

Zuìjìn yīnwèi gōngzuò máng, suǒyǐ wǒ hěn shǎo chūmén.

Recently because work is busy, I rarely go out.

最近公司在开发新产品，员工们都很努力。

Zuìjìn gōngsī zài kāifā xīn chǎnpǐn, yuángōngmen dōu hěn nǔlì.

Recently the company is developing new products, and the employees are all working hard.

Word Definition - 最近

zuì jìn recently; lately; nearest

Individual Character Details

最 zuì, zuì, zuì
近 jìn