将近

Meaning(adverb)

almost; nearly; close to

Placed before a quantity; more formal than 差不多.

Examples

• 我在中国生活了将近五年。

  wǒ zài zhōng guó shēng huó le jiāng jìn wǔ nián.

  I've lived in China for nearly five years.

• 会议开了将近三个小时。

  huì yì kāi le jiāng jìn sān gè xiǎo shí.

  The meeting lasted almost three hours.

• 将近一半的员工同意这个计划。

  jiāng jìn yí bàn de yuán gōng tóng yì zhè ge jì huà.

  Nearly half the staff agreed with the plan.

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