将近
HSK 3 (2021)Old HSK 6
将近 (jiāngjìn) · almost
将近 (jiāngjìn) means “almost; nearly”. It is written with 2 characters: 将 (will) + 近 (near). It is an HSK 3 word in the 2021 standard.
How 将近 is built
The characters
将 jiāng · will
What 将 is made of
- 丬qiáng — half of tree trunk
- 冫bīng — ice
- 丶 — dot
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 冫bīng — ice
- 夕xī — evening
- 勹bāo — wrap shape
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 丶 — dot
- 勹bāo — wrap shape
- 寸cùn — inch
Origin hint: Going to bed 丬 at night 夕, a predictable future (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
近 jìn · near
What 近 is made of
- 辶 — walking, moving
- 斤jīn — catty
- 厂chǎng — cliff
- 下xià — down
Origin hint: 辶 gives the meaning, 斤 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
将近一百人参加了会议。Jiāngjìn yībǎi rén cānjiā le huìyì.Nearly a hundred people attended the meeting.
我等了将近一个小时。Wǒ děng le jiāngjìn yī gè xiǎoshí.I waited for almost an hour.
Questions about 将近
What does 将近 mean?
将近 (jiāngjìn) means “almost; nearly”.
How do you pronounce 将近?
将近 is pronounced jiāngjìn.
Which HSK level is 将近?
将近 is in HSK 3 (2021) and Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 将来jiāngláifuture
- 即将jíjiāngabout to
- 将就jiāngjiuto make do
- 将军jiāngjūngeneral (military)
- 将要jiāngyàoto be going to
- 将jiāngwill
- 最近zuìjìnrecently
- 接近jiējìnto get close to
- 近期jìnqīin the near future
- 附近fùjìnnearby
Learn 将近 with its group
It is part of HSK 3 (2021) · Group 54: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.