最近

Chinese

		(the) most; ‑est	near; close (to); approximately
trad. (最近)		最	近
simp. ^#(最近)		最	近

Pronunciation 1

Mandarin
(Pinyin): zuìjìn
(Zhuyin): ㄗㄨㄟˋ ㄐㄧㄣˋ
Cantonese
(Guangzhou, Jyutping): zeoi³ gan⁶
(Taishan, Wiktionary): dui¹ gin^5*
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): chui-khiun
Min Dong (BUC): còi-*gê̤ṳng
Min Nan
(Hokkien, POJ): chòe-kūn / chòe-kǔn / chòe-kīn
(Teochew, Peng'im): zuê³ geng⁶
Wu (Wiktionary): tsoe jjin (T2)

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: zuìjìn
  - Zhuyin: ㄗㄨㄟˋ ㄐㄧㄣˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: zuèijìn
  - Wade–Giles: tsui⁴-chin⁴
  - Yale: dzwèi-jìn
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tzueyjinn
  - Palladius: цзуйцзинь (czujczinʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sweɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕin⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: zeoi³ gan⁶
  - Yale: jeui gahn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzoey³ gan⁶
  - Guangdong Romanization: zêu³ gen⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ʃɵy̯³³ kɐn²²/
- (Taishanese, Taicheng)
  - Wiktionary: dui¹ gin^5*
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tui³³ kin³²⁻³²⁵/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chui-khiun
  - Hakka Romanization System: zui kiun
  - Hagfa Pinyim: zui⁴ kiun⁴
  - Sinological IPA: /t͡su̯i⁵⁵ kʰi̯un⁵⁵/
Min Dong
- (Fuzhou)
  - Bàng-uâ-cê: còi-*gê̤ṳng
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡søy⁵³⁻²¹ køyŋ²⁴²/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Taipei, Kinmen, Singapore)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chòe-kūn
  - Tâi-lô: tsuè-kūn
  - Phofsit Daibuun: zoea'kun
  - IPA (Singapore): /t͡sue²¹⁻⁴² kun²²/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /t͡sue²¹⁻⁵³ kun²²/
  - IPA (Taipei): /t͡sue¹¹⁻⁵³ kun³³/
  - IPA (Kinmen): /t͡sue¹²⁻⁵³ kun²²/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chòe-kǔn
  - Tâi-lô: tsuè-kǔn
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡sue⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ kun²²/
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou, Kaohsiung, Penang)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chòe-kīn
  - Tâi-lô: tsuè-kīn
  - Phofsit Daibuun: zoea'kin
  - IPA (Penang): /t͡sue²¹⁻³³ kin²¹/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡sue²¹⁻⁵³ kin²²/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡sue²¹⁻⁴¹ kin³³/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: zuê³ geng⁶
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: tsuè kṳ̆ng
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sue²¹³⁻⁵⁵ kɯŋ³⁵/
Wu
- (Shanghainese)
  - Wiktionary: tsoe jjin (T2)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sø³³ d̥͡ʑɪɲ⁴⁴/

Adverb

最近

recently; lately; of late
是不是最近很忙？ ― Shìbùshì zuìjìn hěn máng? ― Been busy lately?
我最近買了一塊地。 [MSC, trad.]
我最近买了一块地。 [MSC, simp.]
Wǒ zuìjìn mǎi le yī kuài dì. [Pinyin]
I bought a piece of land recently.
她最近跑到上海去了。 [MSC, trad. and simp.]
Tā zuìjìn pǎo dào Shànghǎi qù le. [Pinyin]
She ran off to Shanghai recently.

Synonyms

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一向 (yīxiàng)
新近 (xīnjìn)
比年 (bǐnián) (literary)
只兩幫／只两帮 (Min Dong)
只幫／只帮 (Min Dong)

日來／日来 (rìlái) (literary)
比來／比来 (bǐlái) (literary)
比歲／比岁 (bǐsuì) (literary)
近來／近来 (jìnlái)
邇來／迩来 (ěrlái) (literary)

Adjective

最近

latest; most recent
這是最近一期的《讀者》。 [MSC, trad.]
这是最近一期的《读者》。 [MSC, simp.]
Zhè shì zuìjìn yī qī de “Dúzhě”. [Pinyin]
This is the latest issue of Duzhe.

Synonyms

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全新 (quánxīn)
新簇簇 (Cantonese, Min Nan)
最新 (zuìxīn) (attributive)
簇新 (cùxīn)
非常新 (fēicháng xīn)

嶄新／崭新 (zhǎnxīn)
斬新／斩新 (zhǎnxīn) (literary)
新點點／新点点 (Min Nan)
銃新／铳新 (Hakka)

Pronunciation 2

Mandarin
(Pinyin): zuìjìn
(Zhuyin): ㄗㄨㄟˋ ㄐㄧㄣˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): zeoi³ kan⁵, zeoi³ gan⁶
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): chui-khiûn
Min Nan
(Hokkien, POJ): chòe-kūn / chòe-kīn / chòe-kǔn
(Teochew, Peng'im): zuê³ geng⁶

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: zuìjìn
  - Zhuyin: ㄗㄨㄟˋ ㄐㄧㄣˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: zuèijìn
  - Wade–Giles: tsui⁴-chin⁴
  - Yale: dzwèi-jìn
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tzueyjinn
  - Palladius: цзуйцзинь (czujczinʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sweɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕin⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: zeoi³ kan⁵, zeoi³ gan⁶
  - Yale: jeui káhn, jeui gahn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzoey³ kan⁵, dzoey³ gan⁶
  - Guangdong Romanization: zêu³ ken⁵, zêu³ gen⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ʃɵy̯³³ kʰɐn¹³/, /t͡ʃɵy̯³³ kɐn²²/

Note:

zeoi3 kan5 - vernacular;
zeoi3 gan6 - literary.

Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chui-khiûn
  - Hakka Romanization System: zui kiun´
  - Hagfa Pinyim: zui⁴ kiun¹
  - Sinological IPA: /t͡su̯i⁵⁵ kʰi̯un²⁴/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Taipei)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chòe-kūn
  - Tâi-lô: tsuè-kūn
  - Phofsit Daibuun: zoea'kun
  - IPA (Xiamen): /t͡sue²¹⁻⁵³ kun²²/
  - IPA (Taipei): /t͡sue¹¹⁻⁵³ kun³³/
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou, Kaohsiung)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chòe-kīn
  - Tâi-lô: tsuè-kīn
  - Phofsit Daibuun: zoea'kin
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡sue²¹⁻⁵³ kin²²/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡sue²¹⁻⁴¹ kin³³/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chòe-kǔn
  - Tâi-lô: tsuè-kǔn
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡sue⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ kun²²/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: zuê³ geng⁶
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: tsuè kṳ̆ng
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sue²¹³⁻⁵⁵ kɯŋ³⁵/

Adjective

最近

nearest; closest
哪個醫院離這兒最近？ [MSC, trad.]
哪个医院离这儿最近？ [MSC, simp.]
Nǎge yīyuàn lí zhèr zuìjìn? [Pinyin]
Which hospital is closest to here?

References

“Entry #50044”, in 臺灣閩南語常用詞辭典 [Dictionary of Frequently-Used Taiwan Minnan] (in Chinese and Min Nan), Ministry of Education, R.O.C., 2011.

Japanese

Kanji in this term
最	近
さい Grade: 4	きん Grade: 2
on’yomi

Etymology

最 (sai-, “most”) +‎ 近 (kin, “close”)

Pronunciation

On’yomi

(Tokyo) さいきん [sàíkíń] (Heiban – [0])[1]
IPA^(key): [sa̠ikʲĩɴ]

Homophone: 細菌

Noun

最(さい)近(きん) • (saikin)

the latest; the most recent

Adverb

最(さい)近(きん) • (saikin)

nowadays
recently
- マンガで分かるLisp (The Manga Guide to Lisp)
  みりん。地(ち)域(いき)猫(ねこ)。最(さい)近(きん)までマクロのことをマグロと思(おも)っていた。
  Mirin. Chiikineko. Saikin made makuro no koto o maguro to omotteita.
  Mirin: A neighbours' cat. Until recently often confused macros with tuna [maguro].

Derived terms

極(ごく)最(さい)近(きん) (gokusaikin, “very recently”) (uncommon)

References

2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Korean

Hanja in this term
最	近

Noun

最近 • (choegeun) (hangeul 최근)

Hanja form^? of 최근 (“the latest, the most recent”).

[DJR-1] 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN