Usage note
近期表示最近的一段时间。
jìn qī biǎo shì zuì jìn de yí duàn shí jiān。
近期 means the recent period.
Context note
近期常用于消息、计划和安排。
jìn qī cháng yòng yú xiāo xī 、 jì huà hé ān pái。
It is often used with news, plans, and arrangements.
5 examples
近期天气不错。
jìn qī tiān qì bú cuò。
The weather has been good recently.
近期他很忙。
jìn qī tā hěn máng。
He has been busy recently.
近期会有活动。
jìn qī huì yǒu huó dòng。
There will be an event soon.
近期请注意通知。
jìn qī qǐng zhù yì tōng zhī。
Please pay attention to the notice recently.
我们近期再联系。
wǒ men jìn qī zài lián xì。
We will contact each other again in the near future.
5 mini stories
老师说，近期要注意复习。
lǎo shī shuō， jìn qī yào zhù yì fù xí。
The teacher said to pay attention to review recently.
近期学校有很多安排。
jìn qī xué xiào yǒu hěn duō ān pái。
There are many arrangements at school recently.
他近期开始锻炼。
tā jìn qī kāi shǐ duàn liàn。
He started exercising recently.
近期消息让大家很开心。
jìn qī xiāo xī ràng dà jiā hěn kāi xīn。
Recent news made everyone happy.
近期如果有空，我们再见面。
jìn qī rú guǒ yǒu kōng， wǒ men zài jiàn miàn。
If we have time in the near future, we can meet again.
Mini dialogue
借书
A
你近期在看什么有趣的书吗？
Nǐ jìnqī zài kàn shénme yǒuqù de shū ma?
Have you been reading any interesting books recently?
B
我近期在看一本关于太空的绘本。
Wǒ jìnqī zài kàn yī běn guānyú tàikōng de huìběn.
I have been reading a picture book about space recently.
天气
A
近期天气变化好大，容易感冒。
Jìnqī tiānqì biànhuà hǎo dà, róngyì gǎnmào.
The weather has changed a lot recently, it's easy to catch a cold.
B
是啊，我们要注意多穿衣服。
Shì a, wǒmen yào zhùyì duō chuān yīfu.
Yes, we need to remember to wear more clothes.
Related words and contrasts
similar
最近
zuì jìn
recently
Both mean 'recently', but 近期 is slightly more formal.
opposite
早期
zǎo qī
early stage
近期 means recent, while 早期 means early period.