粵

將zoeng1近gan6

simp将近
zoeng1 gan6jiāng jìn

English

  1. almost
  2. nearly
  3. close to
  4. close to; nearly

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 就嚟到某個時間點或者數字;接近

Examples

  • 將近三點了。

    It's nearly three o'clock.

    Tatoeba · Martha CC BY

  • 這場戰爭持續了將近十年。

    The war lasted nearly ten years.

    Tatoeba · Martha CC BY

  • 我已经等了将近半个小时。

    I have already waited nearly half an hour.

    Tatoeba · tommyfang95 CC BY

  • 莎米現在將近 60 歲。

    Sami is nearly 60 now.

    Tatoeba · LeviHighway CC BY

  • 已将近十点了。该是睡觉的时候了。

    It's close to ten o'clock. It's about time we went to bed.

    Tatoeba · rpm2008 CC BY

  • 汤姆在公园的长椅上坐了将近三个小时。

    Tom sat on that park bench for nearly three hours.

    Tatoeba · slo_oth CC BY

  • 今次遊行將近有一百萬人。

    There were nearly a million people participating in this parade.

  • 將近月尾,間間銀行都好少人排隊。

    Towards the end of the month, there is only a short queue in every bank.

Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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