近期 (jìn qī) — recent times; the near future | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

近期 covers both 'recently' and 'the near future,' like 最近. Among the HSK siblings, 近日 and 日前 are more formal/written, while 近来 leans toward 'lately.'

noun

recent timesthe near future

Examples

近期，。
jìn qī De gōng zuò tài máng le, zhōu mò dōu zài jiā bān.
Work has been too busy recently — I've been working overtime on weekends too.
近期。
jìn qī Gōng sī jì huà tuī chū liǎng kuǎn xīn shǒu jī.
The company plans to launch two new phones in the near future.
近期，。
jìn qī Qì wēn chí xù shēng gāo, dà jiā zhù yì fáng shǔ.
Temperatures have been rising continuously recently — everyone be careful to avoid heatstroke.

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.

期qīperiod

近 (near) and 期 (period) together mean a period close to now.

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.

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

Meaning part形符xíngfú

Sound part声符shēngfú

其

其qí期qī

Same sound today

The original form paired 其 for its sound with 日 (sun). A related form changed that sun to 月, and this later developed into 期.

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HSK 3.0 Level 5 Time (Abstract)

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