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将要

jiāng yào · jiang yao

Traditional 將要

HSK 5

Meaning

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  1. will
  2. shall
  3. to be going to
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Wrong train

  1. Liangliang

    广播(guǎngbō)说(shuō)，我们(wǒmen)的(de)火车(huǒchē)将要(jiāngyào)开(kāi)了(le)！

    The announcement says our train is about to leave!

  2. Dengdeng

    什么(shénme)？还有(háiyǒu)三(sān)分钟(fēnzhōng)？

    What? Only three minutes left?

  3. Liangliang

    对(duì)，快(kuài)跑(pǎo)！车门(chēmén)将要(jiāngyào)关(guān)了(le)。

    Yes, run! The doors are about to close.

  4. Dengdeng

    等一下(děngyīxià)，我(wǒ)的(de)行李箱(xínglixiāng)太(tài)重(zhòng)了(le)！

    Wait, my suitcase is too heavy!

  5. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)帮(bāng)你(nǐ)拉(lā)，你(nǐ)先(xiān)跑(pǎo)！

    I will pull it for you. You run first!

  6. Dengdeng

    上车(shàngchē)了(le)！咦(yí)，这(zhè)是(shì)去(qù)上海(shànghǎi)的(de)车(chē)？我们(wǒmen)要去(yàoqù)北京(běijīng)！

    We are on! Wait, this goes to Shanghai? We want Beijing!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

我(wǒ)将(jiāng)要(yào)在(zài)这(zhè)里(lǐ)待(dāi)几(jǐ)天(tiān)。

I am going to stay here for a couple of days.

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

02

火(huǒ)车(chē)将(jiāng)要(yào)进(jìn)站(zhàn)，请(qǐng)大(dà)家(jiā)做(zuò)好(hǎo)准(zhǔn)备(bèi)。

The train is about to arrive at the station, so please get ready.

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