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即将

jí jiāng · ji jiang

Traditional 即將

HSK 4Old HSK 6

Meaning

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  1. about to; on the point of; soon
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The train is about to arrive

  1. Liangliang

    听(tīng)，广播(guǎngbō)说(shuō)火车(huǒchē)即将(jíjiāng)进站(jìnzhàn)。

    Listen, the announcement says the train is about to pull in.

  2. Dengdeng

    快(kuài)，我们(wǒmen)的(de)行李(xíngli)在(zài)哪儿(nǎr)？

    Quick! Where is our luggage?

  3. Liangliang

    不是(bùshì)在(zài)你(nǐ)手(shǒu)里(lǐ)吗(ma)？

    Is it not in your hand?

  4. Dengdeng

    哦(ò)，对(duì)。那(nà)车票(chēpiào)呢(ne)？

    Oh right. Then where are our tickets?

  5. Liangliang

    车票(chēpiào)在(zài)行李(xíngli)里面(lǐmiàn)。

    The tickets are inside the luggage.

  6. Dengdeng

    火车(huǒchē)即将(jíjiāng)进站(jìnzhàn)了(le)，快(kuài)打开(dǎkāi)行李(xíngli)！

    The train is about to arrive! Open the luggage!

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2 examples
01

强(qiáng)风(fēng)暗(àn)示(shì)着(zhe)即(jí)将(jiāng)到(dào)来(lái)的(de)暴(bào)雨(yǔ)。

The strong wind indicates that a storm is coming.

Tatoeba: Chinese by tsayng · English by Dejo · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

火(huǒ)车(chē)即(jí)将(jiāng)进(jìn)站(zhàn)，请(qǐng)大(dà)家(jiā)站(zhàn)在(zài)黄(huáng)线(xiàn)后(hòu)面(miàn)等(děng)候(hòu)。

The train is about to arrive at the station; please stand behind the yellow line and wait.

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