将近

将近 jiāngjìn in a sentence

Nearly (almost - approximately)

Full dictionary entry HSK 6 2 sentences

将近 (jiāngjìn) means Nearly (almost - approximately). Below are 2 sentences on this site that use it — with pinyin, an English translation and audio. All of them were written by hand; none is machine generated.

Dictionary examples

会议开了 将近 三个小时。

Huìyì kāi le jiāngjìn sān ge xiǎoshí.

The meeting went on for nearly three hours.

Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 将近

他在这里工作了 将近 二十年。

Tā zài zhèlǐ gōngzuò le jiāngjìn èrshí nián.

He has worked here for close on twenty years.

Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 将近

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How is 将近 used in a sentence?

This page shows 2 sentences using 将近 (jiāngjìn, "Nearly (almost - approximately)"), each with pinyin, an English translation and audio. Every one of them was written by hand for this site.

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Is 将近 an HSK word?

Yes — 将近 is on the official HSK 6 vocabulary list, and you can study it with the rest of that list on the HSK 6 page.

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