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将

jiāng · jiang/jiàng · jiang/qiāng · qiang

Traditional 將

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Meaning

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jiāng 將

  1. will
  2. shall
  3. to use
  4. to take
  5. to checkmate
  6. just a short while ago
  7. (introduces object of main verb, used in the same way as 把 (bǎ))

jiàng 將

  1. (bound form) a general
  2. (literary) to command; to lead
  3. (Chinese chess) general (on the black side, equivalent to a king in Western chess)

qiāng 將

  1. to desire
  2. to invite
  3. to request
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Train announcement

  1. Liangliang

    广播(guǎngbō)说(shuō)什么(shénme)？我(wǒ)没(méi)听清(tīngqīng)。

    What did the announcement say? I did not catch it.

  2. Dengdeng

    他(tā)说(shuō)，列车(lièchē)将(jiāng)到达(dàodá)北京站(běijīngzhàn)。

    He said, the train will arrive at Beijing Station.

  3. Liangliang

    将(jiāng)到达(dàodá)是(shì)什么(shénme)意思(yìsi)？

    What does 将 mean in 将到达?

  4. Dengdeng

    将(jiāng)就是(jiùshì)快要(kuàiyào)。我们(wǒmen)快(kuài)拿(ná)行李(xíngli)吧(ba)。

    将 means about to. Let us grab our luggage quickly.

  5. Liangliang

    等一下(děngyīxià)，广播(guǎngbō)又(yòu)说(shuō)，列车(lièchē)将(jiāng)晚点(wǎndiǎn)十分钟(shífēnzhōng)！

    Wait, the announcement says again, the train will be ten minutes late!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

下(xià)一(yì)场(chǎng)音(yīn)乐(yuè)会(huì)将(jiāng)在(zài)六(liù)月(yuè)份(fèn)举(jǔ)办(bàn)。

The next concert will take place in June.

Tatoeba: Chinese by notabene · English by CM · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

请(qǐng)将(jiāng)桌(zhuō)上(shàng)的(de)文(wén)件(jiàn)整(zhěng)理(lǐ)好(hǎo)。

Please organize the documents on the desk.

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