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将近

jiāngjìn

Description

"将近"用来说一个数字快要到某个数了,但还差一点。

"将近" is used to say a number is almost at a certain amount, but not quite yet.

比如"将近一百人",就是差不多一百个人。

For example, "将近一百人" means nearly one hundred people.

Meanings

将近jiāngjìn

nearly; close to (a number or amount)

这本书将近三百页。

This book is nearly three hundred pages long.

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Notes

  • Nuance

    将近 precedes numbers and means just under that amount; 差不多 is more general.

  • Etymology

    将 (about to) + 近 (near), literally "about to reach."

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