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jiāng

will; shall

Usage note

用于表示来要发生的事情,可以是计划或决定。

jiāng yòng yù bǐng biǎo shì jiān wèi yào fā shēng de shì qíng, kě yǐ shì jì huà ruò d定。

将 is used to indicate future events, which can be plans or decisions.

Context note

这个词常用于日常生活中的计划和安排,比如‘我明天会去公园’或‘我们要开始新学期的课程’。

zhè gè cí cháng yòng yú rì kāi shēn qū zhōng de jì huà hé ān pái, bǐ 如 ‘wǒ míng tiān jiāng huì qù gōng yuán’ huò ‘wǒ men jiāng yào kāi shǐ xīn xué qī de kè chéng’。

This word is commonly used in daily life for plans and arrangements, such as 'I will go to the park tomorrow' or 'We are going to start our new semester's courses.'

5 examples

去图书馆借书。
wǒ jiāng qù tú shū guǎn jiè shū。
I will borrow books from the library.
我们参观博物馆。
wǒ men jiāng cān guān bó wù guǎn。
We will visit the museum.
参加明天的会议。
tā jiāng cān jiā míng tiān de huì yì。
He will attend tomorrow's meeting.
我们会在公园野餐。
wǒ men jiāng huì zài gōng yuán yě cān。
We will have a picnic in the park.
去上海度假。
tā jiāng qù shàng hǎi dù jià。
She will go to Shanghai for vacation.

5 mini stories

妈妈说,我们会在公园野餐。爸爸同意了。
mā ma shuō, wǒ men jiāng huì zài gōng yuán yě cān。 bà ba tóng yì le。
Mom said we would have a picnic in the park. Dad agreed.
老师告诉我们,我们要开始新学期的课程。
lǎo shī gào sù wǒ men, wǒ men jiāng yào kāi shǐ xīn xué qī de kè chéng。
The teacher told us that we will start our new semester's courses.
去图书馆借书。妈妈说她会帮我找一本好书。
wǒ jiāng qù tú shū guǎn jiè shū。 mā ma shuō tā huì bāng wǒ zhǎo yì běn hǎo shū。
I will borrow books from the library. Mom said she would help me find a good book.
我们会在公园野餐。天气预报说今天会下雨。
wǒ men jiāng huì zài gōng yuán yě cān。 tiān qì yù bào shuō jīn tiān huì xià yǔ。
We will have a picnic in the park. The weather forecast says it will rain today.
参加明天的会议。会议结束后,他们讨论新项目。
tā jiāng cān jiā míng tiān de huì yì。 huì yì jié shù hòu, tā men jiāng tǎo lùn xīn xiàng mù。
He will attend tomorrow's meeting. After the meeting, they will discuss the new project.

Mini dialogue

未来计划

A
来想做什么?
Nǐ jiānglái xiǎng zuò shénme?
What do you want to do in the future?
B
成为一名老师。
Wǒ jiāng chéngwéi yī míng lǎoshī.
I will become a teacher.

即将下雨

A
天阴了,即要下雨。
Tiān yīn le, jíjiāng yào xià yǔ.
It's cloudy, it's about to rain.
B
那我们快回家吧。
Nà wǒmen kuài huí jiā ba.
Then let's hurry home.

Related words and contrasts

similar
huì
will; be going to

将 is a formal way to say 'will', similar to 会 in everyday speech.

similar
yào
be going to; want to

将 can mean 'will', similar to 要 when talking about the near future.

contrast
grammar particle for object

将 can also be used like 把 in formal writing to move the object before the verb.

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