HSK 6 · Time

即将 jíjiāng “about to” in Chinese

Traditional 即將

What 即将 means

  1. about to
  2. soon to
  3. on the point of
  4. soon

How to say 即将

  • Pitch chart of the second tone: rises from mid to high, 3 to 5 on the five-level scale即jí2nd tone, rising
  • Pitch chart of the first tone: stays high and level, 5 to 5 on the five-level scale将jiāng1st tone, high and level

即将 in a sentence

  1. 图书馆即将关闭。

    Túshūguǎn jíjiāng guānbì.

    The library is about to close.

    Sentence #13663182 from Tatoeba · converted to simplified characters · translation adapted

  2. 音乐会即将开始。

    Yīnyuèhuì jíjiāng kāishǐ.

    The concert is about to start.

    Sentence #868440 from Tatoeba · converted to simplified characters

  3. 寒冷天气即将到来。

    Hánlěng tiānqì jíjiāng dàolái.

    Cold weather is on its way.

    Sentence #13556614 from Tatoeba · converted to simplified characters · translation adapted

How 即将 is built

Each colour is one part of the character. Parts repeat across thousands of characters, so learning them makes new words easier. See all 214 in our radicals chart.

The character 即 (jí) drawn as one shape
即jínamely

即 is a single shape of 7 strokes. Learn it whole, then watch its stroke order below.

The character 将 (jiāng) with each of its parts in a different colour
将jiāngwill
  • 丬half of tree trunk · qiáng
  • 夕evening · xī
  • 寸inch · cùn

How to write 即将

即 7 strokes · 将 9 strokes

Watch the order, then press Try writing it and draw each stroke in the grid. Each stroke is checked as you go.

即将 (jíjiāng) stroke order chart: each stroke of the characters in the order you write them
Stroke order chart for 即将 (jíjiāng). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.

Words related to 即将

Words with 即

即使jíshǐ · even if立即lìjí · immediately随即suíjí · immediately即便jíbiàn · even if

Words with 将

将jiāng · will将来jiānglái · in the future将就jiāngjiu · to make do将军jiāngjūn · general (military rank)将近jiāngjìn · nearly

More words: Time & Sequence

间隔jiàngé · interval季度jìdù · quarter (of a year)截至jiézhì · up to截止jiézhǐ · to end近来jìnlái · recently及早jízǎo · as early as possible连年liánnián · for years in a row历代lìdài · successive dynasties

FAQs

即将 (jíjiāng) means “about to” or “soon to”. It is an HSK 6 word.
Say it jíjiāng: jí with a 2nd tone, then jiāng with a 1st tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
In Traditional characters, used in Taiwan and Hong Kong, 即将 is written 即將. The pronunciation is the same.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type jijiang with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 即将 from the suggestions. Typing jijiang into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
即将 is an HSK 6 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.

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Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.