HSK 3.0 Level 4 · Connectives

将 jiāng “will” in Chinese

Traditional 將

What 将 means

  1. will
  2. shall
  3. (formal) marks the object
  4. to use
  5. to take
More meanings from CC-CEDICT
  • to checkmate
  • just a short while ago

How to say 将

  • Pitch chart of the first tone: stays high and level, 5 to 5 on the five-level scale将jiāng1st tone, high and level

将 in a sentence

  1. 他们的婚礼将在明天举行。

    Tāmen de hūnlǐ jiāng zài míngtiān jǔxíng.

    Their wedding will be held tomorrow.

    Sentence #335382 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

  2. 飞机将在一小时后起飞。

    Fēijī jiāng zài yì xiǎoshí hòu qǐfēi.

    The plane will take off in an hour.

    Sentence #652588 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

  3. 会议将在下周日召开。

    Huìyì jiāng zài xià zhōurì zhàokāi.

    The meeting will take place next Sunday.

    Sentence #1394839 from Tatoeba

How 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 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 将

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.

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

Words related to 将

Words with 将

将来jiānglái · in the future即将jíjiāng · about to将就jiāngjiu · to make do将军jiāngjūn · general (military rank)将近jiāngjìn · nearly

More words: Connectives & Grammar Words

子zi · (common noun suffix)以下yǐxià · below以上yǐshàng · above的话dehuà · if (ends a conditional clause)并bìng · and之间zhījiān · between者zhě · (suffix) person who …自zì · from

FAQs

将 (jiāng) means “will” or “shall”. It is an HSK 3.0 Level 4 word.
Say it jiāng: 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, 将 is written 將. The pronunciation is the same.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type jiang with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 将 from the suggestions. Typing jiang into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
将 is an HSK 3.0 Level 4 word in the official 2021 syllabus, and it is on our HSK 3.0 Band 6 word list. It is not on the older HSK 2.0 word lists.

Turn words into conversations

A dictionary gives you the words. A native teacher shows you how to use them. Start with a free 30-minute intro call.

Book a free intro call

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.