最近

Chinese

		(the) most; ‑est	near; close (to); approximately
trad. (最近)		最	近
simp. #(最近)		最	近

Pronunciation 1

Adverb

(deprecated template usage) 最近

1. recently; lately; of late

   我最近買了一塊地。 [MSC, trad.]
   我最近买了一块地。 [MSC, simp.]

   Wǒ zuìjìn mǎi le yī kuài dì. [Pinyin]

   I bought a piece of land recently.

Synonyms

(deprecated template usage)

• 一向 (yīxiàng)
• 只兩幫／只两帮 (cī-lâng-bōng) (Eastern Min)
• 只幫／只帮 (cī-bōng) (Eastern Min)
• 呢排 (Cantonese)
• 新近 (xīnjìn)
• 日來／日来 (rìlái) (literary)
• 比來／比来 (bǐlái) (literary)
• 比年 (bǐnián) (literary)
• 比歲／比岁 (bǐsuì) (literary)
• 近來／近来 (jìnlái)
• 近排 (gan⁶ paai^4-2) (Cantonese)
• 這擺／这摆 (Hokkien)
• 這擺仔／这摆仔 (Zhangzhou Hokkien)
• 這斗 (Xiamen Hokkien, Zhangzhou Hokkien)
• 這番仔／这番仔 (Zhangzhou Hokkien)
• 這程／这程 (Zhangzhou Hokkien)
• 這站／这站 (Zhangzhou Hokkien)
• 這站仔／这站仔 (Zhangzhou Hokkien)
• 這過／这过 (Quanzhou Hokkien, Xiamen Hokkien, Zhangzhou Hokkien)
• 這過仔／这过仔 (Zhangzhou Hokkien)
• 這陣／这阵 (zhèzhèn) (colloquial)
• 邇來／迩来 (ěrlái) (literary)

 

Adjective

(deprecated template usage) 最近

1. latest; most recent

Synonyms

(deprecated template usage)

• 全新 (quánxīn)
• 最新 (zuìxīn) (attributive)
• 嶄新／崭新 (zhǎnxīn)
• 斬新／斩新 (zhǎnxīn) (literary)
• 新簇簇 (san¹ cuk¹ cuk¹) (Cantonese, Taiwanese Hokkien)
• 新觸觸／新触触 (Taiwanese Hokkien)
• 新點點／新点点 (Xiamen Hokkien, Zhangzhou Hokkien, Taiwanese Hokkien)
• 簇新 (cùxīn)
• 銃新／铳新 (Hakka)
• 非常新 (fēicháng xīn)

 

Pronunciation 2

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zuìjìn

  (Zhuyin): ㄗㄨㄟˋ ㄐㄧㄣˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zeoi³ kan⁵ / zeoi³ gan⁶
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): chui-khiûn
• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): chòe-kūn / chòe-kīn / chòe-kǔn

  (Teochew, Peng'im): zuê³ geng⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zuìjìn
    • Zhuyin: ㄗㄨㄟˋ ㄐㄧㄣˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: zuèijìn
    • Wade–Giles: tsui⁴-chin⁴
    • Yale: dzwèi-jìn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tzueyjinn
    • Palladius: цзуйцзинь (czujczinʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡su̯eɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕin⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: zeoi³ kan⁵ / zeoi³ gan⁶
    • Yale: jeui káhn / jeui gahn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzoey³ kan⁵ / dzoey³ gan⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: zêu³ ken⁵ / zêu³ gen⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sɵy̯³³ kʰɐn¹³/, /t͡sɵy̯³³ kɐn²²/

Note:

• zeoi3 kan5 - vernacular;
• zeoi3 gan6 - literary.

• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chui-khiûn
    • Hakka Romanization System: zui kiun´
    • Hagfa Pinyim: zui⁴ kiun¹
    • Sinological IPA: /t͡su̯i⁵⁵ kʰi̯un²⁴/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Taipei)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chòe-kūn
    • Tâi-lô: tsuè-kūn
    • Phofsit Daibuun: zoea'kun
    • IPA (Xiamen): /t͡sue²¹⁻⁵³ kun²²/
    • IPA (Taipei): /t͡sue¹¹⁻⁵³ kun³³/
  • (Hokkien: Zhangzhou, Kaohsiung)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chòe-kīn
    • Tâi-lô: tsuè-kīn
    • Phofsit Daibuun: zoea'kin
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡sue²¹⁻⁵³ kin²²/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡sue²¹⁻⁴¹ kin³³/
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chòe-kǔn
    • Tâi-lô: tsuè-kǔn
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡sue⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ kun²²/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: zuê³ geng⁶
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: tsuè kṳ̆ng
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sue²¹³⁻⁵⁵ kɯŋ³⁵/

Adjective

(deprecated template usage) 最近

1. nearest

(deprecated template usage)

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
最	近
さい Grade: 4	きん Grade: 2
on'yomi

Etymology

最 (sai-, “most”) +‎ 近 (kin, “close”)

Pronunciation

• Homophone: 細菌

Noun

最(さい)近(きん) • (saikin) 

1. the latest; the most recent

Adverb

最(さい)近(きん) or 最近(adverb) • (saikin or adverb) [[Category:Japanese
|さいきん]]

1. nowadays
2. recently
   • マンガで分かるLisp (The Manga Guide to Lisp)

     みりん。地(ち)域(いき)猫(ねこ)。最(さい)近(きん)までマクロのことをマグロと思(おも)っていた。

     Mirin. Chīkineko. Saikin made makuro no koto o maguro to omotteita.

     Mirin: A neighbours' cat. Until recently often confused macros with tuna [maguro].

Derived terms

• 極(ごく)最(さい)近(きん) (gokusaikin, “very recently”) (uncommon)