近年来
jìn nián láiㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄋㄧㄢˊ ㄌㄞˊ
Sino-Vietnamese: CẬN NIÊN LAI
Traditional: 近年來
HSK 3.0 · 5
Meaning(set phrase)
for the past few years
Usually sentence-initial; written style.
Examples
近年来,越南经济发展很快。
jìn nián lái, yuè nán jīng jì fā zhǎn hěn kuài.
In recent years, Vietnam's economy has grown fast.
近年来,学中文的人越来越多。
jìn nián lái, xué zhōng wén de rén yuè lái yuè duō.
More and more people have been learning Chinese in recent years.
近年来这座城市变化很大。
jìn nián lái zhè zuò chéng shì biàn huà hěn dà.
This city has changed a lot in recent years.
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Stroke order
CẬN · 7 strokes
near; close to; approximately
NIÊN · 6 strokes
surname Nian
LAI · 7 strokes
to come; (used as a substitute for a more specific verb); hither (directional complement for motion toward the speaker, as in 回来); ever since (as in 自古以来); for the past (amount of time); (pre
Related words
- 近 jìn — near; close to; approximately
- 最近 zuì jìn — recently; soon; nearest
- 附近 fù jìn — nearby; neighboring; (in the) vicinity (of); neighborhood
- 接近 jiē jìn — to approach; to get close to
- 近代 jìn dài — the not-very-distant past; modern times, excluding recent decades; (in the context of Chinese history) the period from the Opium Wars until the May 4th Movement (mid-19th century to 1919); capitalist times (pre-1949)
- 近来 jìn lái — recently; lately
- 将近 jiāng jìn — almost; nearly; close to
- 近视 jìn shì — shortsighted; nearsighted; myopia