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将来

jiāng lái · jiang lai

Traditional 將來

HSK 3Old HSK 4Measure word: 个 gè

Meaning

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  1. in the future
  2. future
  3. the future
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In a conversation

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My future shop

  1. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)将来(jiānglái)想(xiǎng)做(zuò)什么(shénme)？

    What do you want to do in the future?

  2. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)将来(jiānglái)想(xiǎng)开(kāi)一家(yījiā)小店(xiǎodiàn)。

    I want to open a small shop in the future.

  3. Liangliang

    卖(mài)什么(shénme)？

    Selling what?

  4. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)还(hái)没(méi)想好(xiǎnghǎo)。

    I haven't decided yet.

  5. Liangliang

    那(nà)我(wǒ)将来(jiānglái)每天(měitiān)去(qù)，你(nǐ)要(yào)给(gěi)我(wǒ)打折(dǎzhé)。

    Then in the future I'll go every day and you must give me a discount.

  6. Dengdeng

    那(nà)我(wǒ)的(de)店(diàn)将来(jiānglái)会(huì)很(hěn)快(kuài)关门(guānmén)。

    Then my shop will close very soon.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

她(tā)将(jiāng)来(lái)会(huì)是(shì)一(yí)个(gè)有(yǒu)名(míng)的(de)艺(yì)术(shù)家(jiā)。

She will be a famous artist in the future.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by Dejo · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

我(wǒ)打(dǎ)算(suàn)将(jiāng)来(lái)开(kāi)一(yì)家(jiā)小(xiǎo)书(shū)店(diàn)。

I plan to open a small bookstore in the future.

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将
jiāng

will; shall

来
lái

to come; (used as a substitute for a more specific verb)

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