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jiāng / jiàng / qiāng · the future, what will be

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HSK 3.0 · Level 4Frequency #100
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Readings & meanings

将 has 3 dictionary pronunciations. The examples show how each reading behaves in real words.

jiāng

will; shall; to use

将来jiāng lái · in the future
jiàng

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

麻将má jiàng · mahjong
qiāng

to desire; to invite; to request

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9Total strokes

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Left-rightCharacter structure

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 将

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jiāngwill; shall; to use
jiàng(bound form) a general; (literary) to command; to lead; (Chinese chess) general (on the black side, equivalent to a king in Western chess)
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Example sentences

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Wǒ búzàihu jiāng lái.我不在乎将来。

I don't care a bit about the future.

Source: Tatoeba #363873 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Nǐ jiāng yào bǎ wǒ bī fēng le!你将要把我逼疯了！

You are going to make me go crazy!

Source: Tatoeba #861657 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ yǐ jīng děng le jiāng jìn bàn gè xiǎo shí.我已经等了将近半个小时。

I have already waited nearly half an hour.

Source: Tatoeba #3076595 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ men jiāng huì shū le ma?我们将会输了吗？

Are we going to lose?

Source: Tatoeba #6938095 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā jiāng lái huì shì yí gè yǒu míng de yì shù jiā.她将来会是一个有名的艺术家。

She will be a famous artist in the future.

Source: Tatoeba #334259 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Jiāng lái wǒ xiǎng zuò fēi xíng yuán.将来我想做飞行员。

I want to be a pilot in the future.

Source: Tatoeba #735321 · CC BY 2.0 FR
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How to study 将 in context

  1. Say jiāng / jiàng / qiāng, then recall the core meaning: the future, what will be.
  2. Write all 9 strokes while keeping the left-right balanced.
  3. Use it in 将来 (jiāng lái), meaning “in the future”.
  4. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 将 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.