将近

• 拼音: jiāng jìn
• 汉字拆解: 将 = 爿 (bed/plank) + 寸 (inch/hand) — to bring forward, about to; 近 = 辶 (movement) + 斤 (axe, phonetic) — near, close

含义

Close to; nearly; almost. An adverb used to indicate that a quantity or time is approaching but has not yet reached a certain point.

将近 is used before numbers and time expressions to indicate approximation just below a threshold. It differs from 几乎 (almost, in a more general sense) and 快要 (about to, referring to imminent action) by focusing specifically on quantities or measurements that are close to but not yet at a figure. Common structures: 将近 + number + measure word.

例句

1. 这本书将近三百页，内容非常丰富。
2. 他在这家公司工作了将近十年。
3. 音乐会上将近两千名观众。

用法指南

语境: everyday, statistics, description, time

语气: descriptive

正确说法

• 这次活动将近有五百人参加。(Nearly five hundred people attended this event.)
• 他学中文将近三年了。(He has been learning Chinese for close to three years.)

错误说法

• 我将近吃完了。(Don't use 将近 with action verbs to mean 'almost done' — use 快要...了 or 几乎. 将近 is specifically for quantities and measurements.)

起源与历史

Compound of 将 (about to, approaching) and 近 (near, close). Together they mean 'approaching nearness' — getting close to but not quite reaching a particular number or point.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal