近日 (jìn rì) means “(in) the past few days; recently; (within) the next few days”. It is an HSK 6 Chinese word in the HSK 3.0 vocabulary.
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近日气温明显下降了。
Jìn rì qìwēn míngxiǎn xiàjiàng le.
The temperature has dropped significantly in recent days.
Updated: 2026-07-18