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lai2
  1. recently
  2. lately

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  • 近 (近): near; close to; approximately
  • 来 (來): to come; (used as a substitute for a more specific verb); hither (directional complement for motion toward the speaker, as in 回來|回来[hui2 lai5]); ever since (as in 自古以來|自古以来[zi4 gu3 yi3 lai2]); for the past (amount of time); (prefix) the coming ...; the next ... (as in 來世|来世[lai2 shi4]); (between two verbs) in order to; (after a round number) approximately; (used after 得[de2] to indicate possibility, as in 談得來|谈得来[tan2 de5 lai2], or after 不[bu4] to indicate impossibility, as in 吃不來|吃不来[chi1 bu5 lai2])

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你近来身体好吗?

你的朋友近来在忙些什么?

近来咖啡的短缺造成了许多问题。

近來有許多關於遠距教學的討論。

近来各方面都有所改进。

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