最近

最近

"Recently" or "lately."

Here, '最近' (zuìjìn) refers to a recent time period or current conditions.

最近天气很冷。

The weather has been very cold recently.

Here, '最近' (zuìjìn) is used to inquire about someone's status or activities in the recent past.

你最近还好吗？

How have you been recently?

In this case, '最近' (zuìjìn) denotes a recent time frame in which an action has begun or is occurring.

最近，我开始学习画画了。

Lately, I've started learning painting.