近日 (jìn rì) — recently; in the past few days; (within) the ne… | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

A formal/written time word covering both 'recently' and 'the next few days'. More formal than 最近; often seen in notices and news headlines.

noun

recentlyin the past few days(within) the next few days

Examples

近日。
Tā jìn rì yì zhí zài zhǔn bèi kǎo shì.
He has been preparing for exams recently.
，近日。
Guān yú bào míng de shì qing, jìn rì huì yǒu tōng zhī.
Regarding registration, there will be a notice in the next few days.
近日。
jìn rì Wǒ men shōu dào le hěn duō shēn qǐng xìn.
Recently we received a lot of application letters.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

近 ('recent') and 日 ('days') combine to mean the past few days.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

辶斤近

Meaning part形符xíngfú

辶Written in full as辵chuòwalk

Sound part声符shēngfú

斤

斤jīn近jìn

Same sound today

近 combines 辶, a walking radical, with 斤, which gives the sound. The walking part fits the idea of moving close to something.

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

日 originally drew the sun. A mark was added inside to tell it apart from similar square shapes.

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HSK 3.0 Level 5 Time (Abstract)

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