like: thời gian qua
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thời gian qua * ☊ 
lately * ☊
[ thời ] : time(s), era
[ gian ] : (1) dishonest, underhanded, tricky; (2) apartment, room; (3) difficult, hard; (4) danger, peril
[ qua ] : after, by, through, over; last (week, day, etc.); to pass by, go across, cross over
[ qua ] : by
[ qua ] : via