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近年来

jìn nián lái

HSK 5

Meaning

  • for the past few years

Definition

最近几年，指离现在不远的过去几年。

In recent years, referring to the past few years close to the present.

Usage

常用作时间状语，放在句首或主语之后，描述近期发生或持续的情况。

Commonly used as a time adverbial, placed at the beginning of a sentence or after the subject, to describe situations that have occurred or continued in recent years.

Examples

  • 1 近年来，中国的经济持续快速增长。(In recent years, China's economy has continued to grow rapidly.)
  • 2 近年来，越来越多的人开始关注环境保护。(In recent years, more and more people have begun to pay attention to environmental protection.)
  • 3 近年来，科技的发展改变了人们的生活方式。(In recent years, the development of technology has changed people's lifestyles.)
  • 4 近年来，这座城市的房价上涨了很多。(In recent years, housing prices in this city have risen a lot.)
  • 5 近年来，全球气候变暖问题日益严重。(In recent years, the problem of global warming has become increasingly serious.)

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