Examples
nǐ你de的péng you朋友jìn lái近来zài在máng忙xiē些shén me什么？
你的朋友近来在忙些什么？
What has your friend been doing recently?
近来咖啡的短缺造成了许多问题。
The recent shortage of coffee has given rise to a lot of problems.
近来有许多关于远距教学的讨论。
Recently, there's been a lot of talk about distance education.