Chinese Traditional: 將近
Chinese Simplified: 将近
Pinyin: jiang1 jin4
Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄤ ㄐㄧㄣˋ
English Meaning: almost, nearly, close to

Example Sentences:

這本書有將近兩百頁。
这本书有将近两百页。
zhe4 ben3 shu1 you3 jiang1 jin4 liang3 bai3 ye4.
This book has nearly two hundred pages.
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巴黎在一九一零年曾經淹水將近十天。
巴黎在一九一零年曾经淹水将近十天。
ba1 li2 zai4 yi1 jiu3 yi1 ling2 nian2 ceng2 jing1 yan1 shui3 jiang1 jin4 shi2 tian1.
In 1910, Paris was flooded for nearly 10 days.
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將近三千人死於九一一攻擊事件。
将近三千人死于九一一攻击事件。
jiang1 jin4 san1 qian1 ren2 si3 yu2 jiu3 yi1 yi1 gong1 ji2 shi4 jian4.
Nearly 3000 people died during the September 11 attacks.
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我在警察局待了將近三小時。
我在警察局待了将近三小时。
wo3 zai4 jing3 cha2 ju2 dai1 le5 jiang1 jin4 san1 xiao3 shi2.
I've been at the police station for nearly 3 hours.
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Related Words:

 

jiāng

1. will, shall 2. to use, to take, to get 3. (a particle which marks the following noun as a direct object)

Here: will, shall

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jìn

1. near, close 2. recent

Here: near, close to, recent

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