Usage note
即将表示马上要发生。
jí jiāng biǎo shì mǎ shàng yào fā shēng。
即将 means about to happen soon.
Context note
即将常用于时间、计划和事件。
jí jiāng cháng yòng yú shí jiān 、 jì huà hé shì jiàn。
It is often used with time, plans, and events.
5 examples
考试即将开始。
kǎo shì jí jiāng kāi shǐ。
The exam is about to start.
春天即将到来。
chūn tiān jí jiāng dào lái。
Spring is about to arrive.
他即将回家。
tā jí jiāng huí jiā。
He is about to go home.
即将公布结果。
jí jiāng gōng bù jié guǒ。
The results will be announced soon.
新学期即将开始。
xīn xué qī jí jiāng kāi shǐ。
The new semester is about to begin.
5 mini stories
老师说，活动即将开始。
lǎo shī shuō， huó dòng jí jiāng kāi shǐ。
The teacher said the activity would start soon.
即将毕业时，大家都很忙。
jí jiāng bì yè shí， dà jiā dōu hěn máng。
When graduation was approaching, everyone was busy.
冬天即将过去。
dōng tiān jí jiāng guò qù。
Winter is about to pass.
他即将进入新班级。
tā jí jiāng jìn rù xīn bān jí。
He is about to enter a new class.
即将到来的旅行让他很期待。
jí jiāng dào lái de lǚ xíng ràng tā hěn qī dài。
The upcoming trip made him very excited.
Mini dialogue
即将放假
A
暑假即将开始，你有什么计划？
Shǔjià jíjiāng kāishǐ, nǐ yǒu shénme jìhuà?
Summer vacation is about to start, what are your plans?
B
我即将去爷爷奶奶家玩。
Wǒ jíjiāng qù yéyé nǎinai jiā wán.
I am about to go to my grandparents' house to play.
即将下雨
A
你看天空，好像即将下雨了。
Nǐ kàn tiānkōng, hǎoxiàng jíjiāng xià yǔ le.
Look at the sky, it looks like it's about to rain.
B
那我们快回家吧，即将下大雨了。
Nà wǒmen kuài huí jiā ba, jíjiāng xià dà yǔ le.
Then let's go home quickly, it's about to rain heavily.
Related words and contrasts
similar
马上
mǎshàng
right away
Both mean something will happen soon, but 马上 is more immediate.
similar
快要
kuàiyào
about to
快要 is often used in spoken Chinese, similar to 即将.
contrast
已经
yǐjīng
already
即将 means something hasn't happened yet, while 已经 means it has already happened.