10 sentences for 近 (jìn — approximately)

1. 比两周前多了近60万。

   bǐ liǎng zhōu qián duō le jìn60 wàn.

   Almost 600,000 more than two weeks ago.

   Source: OpenSubtitles

2. 我开车开了近一个小时。

   wǒ kāi​chē kāi le jìn yī gè xiǎo​shí.

   I drove for nearly an hour.

   Source: OpenSubtitles

3. 这所学校有近一千名学生。

   zhè suǒ xué​xiào yǒu jìn yī​qiān míng xué​sheng.

   This school has nearly a thousand students.

   Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

4. 该项目是近四年研究的结晶。

   gāi xiàng​mù shì jìn sì nián yán​jiū de jié​jīng.

   This project is the culmination of nearly four years of research.

   Source: OpenSubtitles

5. 他年近六十。

   tā nián jìn liù​shí.

   He is close to sixty.

   Source: Tatoeba

6. 慈禧太后统治了中国近半个世纪。

   Cí Xǐ tài​hòu tǒng​zhì le Zhōng​guó jìn bàn gè shì​jì.

   Empress Dowager Cixi ruled China for nearly half a century.

   Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

7. 近几年女足在世界各地越来越受欢迎。

   jìn jǐ nián nǚ​zú zài shì​jiè gè dì yuè​lái​yuè shòu huān​yíng.

   Women's football has become increasingly popular around the world in recent years.

   Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

8. 近十年来，该国的经济实现了跨越式腾飞。

   jìn shí nián lái, gāi guó de jīng​jì shí​xiàn le kuà​yuè​shì téng​fēi.

   Over the past decade, the country's economy has achieved a leapfrog takeoff.

   Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

9. 他在近十年的职业生涯中取得了辉煌的成就。

   tā zài jìn shí nián de zhí​yè shēng​yá zhōng qǔ​dé le huī​huáng de chéng​jiù.

   He has achieved brilliant successes during his nearly ten-year career.

   Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

10. 我的曾祖父见证了这个家族近一个世纪的变迁。

    wǒ de zēng​zǔ​fù jiàn​zhèng le zhè gè jiā​zú jìn yī gè shì​jì de biàn​qiān.

    My great-grandfather witnessed the changes in this family for nearly a century.

    Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary