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将要

jiāngyào

be about to; be going to

Usage note

“将要”用来表示即将发生的事情。例如，当某件事情马上就要开始或结束时，可以用它来描述。

‘jiāngyào’ lái yòng bù xiě bǎo jí fā shēng de shì qing. rú kě, dāng mǒu jiàn wèi máng jiào yào kāi shǐ huò jié sù shí, y可以用它来描述。

'将要' is used to indicate something that is about to happen. For example, when describing something that is about to start or end.

Context note

“将要”常用于日常生活中的计划和安排，比如天气预报、日程安排等。

‘jiāngyào’ cháng yòng yú rì kān zhōng de jì huán hé ān pái, bǐ 如天气预报、日程安排等。

'将要' is commonly used in daily life for plans and arrangements, such as weather forecasts and schedules.

5 examples

今天下午将要有大雨。
jīn tiān xià wǔ jiāng yào yǒu dà yǔ。
There will be a heavy rain this afternoon.
他将要来参加我们的聚会。
tā jiāng yào lái cān jiā wǒ men de jù huì。
He is going to come and join our party.
明天我们将要去公园玩。
míng tiān wǒ men jiāng yào qù gōng yuán wán。
We are going to the park to play tomorrow.
会议将要在下午三点开始。
huì yì jiāng yào zài xià wǔ sān diǎn kāi shǐ。
The meeting is scheduled to start at three in the afternoon.
她将要完成这项任务。
tā jiāng yào wán chéng zhè xiàng rèn wu。
She will complete this task.

5 mini stories

妈妈说今天下午将要有大雨，所以我们决定早点回家。
mā ma shuō jīn tiān xià wǔ jiāng yào yǒu dà yǔ， suǒ yǐ wǒ men jué dìng zǎo diǎn huí jiā。
Mom said there would be a heavy rain this afternoon, so we decided to go home early.
老师告诉我们明天我们将要去公园玩。大家都很兴奋。
lǎo shī gào sù wǒ men míng tiān wǒ men jiāng yào qù gōng yuán wán。 dà jiā dōu hěn xīng fèn。
The teacher told us that we were going to the park to play tomorrow. Everyone was very excited.
他将要来参加我们的聚会，所以我们准备了一些小礼物给他。
tā jiāng yào lái cān jiā wǒ men de jù huì， suǒ yǐ wǒ men zhǔn bèi le yì xiē xiǎo lǐ wù gěi tā。
He is going to come and join our party, so we prepared some small gifts for him.
会议将要在下午三点开始，所以我们要提前半小时到达会场。
huì yì jiāng yào zài xià wǔ sān diǎn kāi shǐ， suǒ yǐ wǒ men yào tí qián bàn xiǎo shí dào dá huì chǎng。
The meeting is scheduled to start at three in the afternoon, so we need to arrive half an hour earlier.
她将要完成这项任务，所以我们现在可以放心地去做其他事情了。
tā jiāng yào wán chéng zhè xiàng rèn wu， suǒ yǐ wǒ men xiàn zài kě yǐ fàng xīn dì qù zuò qí tā shì qíng le。
She will complete this task, so we can now relax and do other things.

Mini dialogue

将要下雨

A
天很黑，将要下雨了。
Tiān hěn hēi, jiāngyào xià yǔ le.
The sky is very dark; it's about to rain.
B
我们快回家吧。
Wǒmen kuài huí jiā ba.
Let's hurry home.

将要放假

A
我们将要放暑假了，你开心吗？
Wǒmen jiāngyào fàng shǔjià le, nǐ kāixīn ma?
We are about to have summer vacation. Are you happy?
B
非常开心！我打算去海边玩。
Fēicháng kāixīn! Wǒ dǎsuàn qù hǎibiān wán.
Very happy! I plan to go to the beach.

Related words and contrasts

similar
马上
mǎshàng
right away; immediately

Both talk about something happening soon, but 将要 is more formal.

contrast
已经
yǐjīng
already

将要 is for future actions, while 已经 is for actions that happened.

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