Are there any mnemonics or similar aids you guys have to help remember that 近日 means “coming days” (future) while 近年 means “recent years” (past)? Thank you!

The WK mnemonic only really invokes the spatial sense of the word, but the temporal sense is just as important. I find the difference easier to remember when you think about the time scale. 近日 - Days that are near in an abstract sense but there’s a nuance there that the coming days are closer than …

近 in 近日 vs 近年

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sansarret April 9, 2020, 2:23am 3

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