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将近

jiāng jìn · jiang jin

Traditional 將近

HSK 3Old HSK 6

Meaning

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  1. almost
  2. nearly
  3. close to
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The last puzzle piece

  1. Liangliang

    这个(zhège)拼图(pīntú)你(nǐ)拼(pīn)了(le)多久(duōjiǔ)了(le)？

    How long have you been doing this puzzle?

  2. Dengdeng

    将近(jiāngjìn)三天(sāntiān)了(le)，就(jiù)差(chà)一块(yīkuài)。

    Almost three days. Just one piece is missing.

  3. Liangliang

    那(nà)快(kuài)拼好(pīnhǎo)了(le)！

    Then you are almost done!

  4. Dengdeng

    可是(kěshì)我(wǒ)找不到(zhǎobudào)最后(zuìhòu)一块(yīkuài)。

    But I cannot find the last piece.

  5. Liangliang

    它(tā)在(zài)你(nǐ)的(de)杯子(bēizi)下面(xiàmiàn)。

    It is under your cup.

  6. Dengdeng

    难怪(nánguài)我(wǒ)找(zhǎo)了(le)将近(jiāngjìn)一个(yīgè)小时(xiǎoshí)！

    No wonder I looked for nearly an hour!

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2 examples
01

汤(tāng)姆(mǔ)在(zài)公(gōng)园(yuán)的(de)长(cháng)椅(yǐ)上(shàng)坐(zuò)了(le)将(jiāng)近(jìn)三(sān)个(gè)小(xiǎo)时(shí)。

Tom sat on that park bench for nearly three hours.

Tatoeba: Chinese by slo_oth · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

已(yǐ)将(jiāng)近(jìn)十(shí)点(diǎn)了(le)。该(gāi)是(shì)睡(shuì)觉(jiào)的(de)时(shí)候(hou)了(le)。

It's close to ten o'clock. It's about time we went to bed.

Tatoeba: Chinese by rpm2008 · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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将
jiāng

will; shall

近
jìn

near; close to

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