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Character

将

jiàng HSK 7
jiāng HSK 4
将 jiàng HSK 7
  • 1. general; military commander; military officer
  • 2. military rank above colonel level
  • 3. key figure; backbone member
  • 4. (class.) to command; to lead (troops)
Words using 将 as jiàng (1)
  • 1 麻将 má jiàng — mahjong HSK 7
    • 麻 sparrow (derived from 麻雀); refers to the clicking sound of tiles
    • 将 completes the game name (from 麻雀, sparrow)
    Example

    我们周末经常打麻将。

    wǒ men zhōu mò jīng cháng dǎ má jiàng

    We often play mahjong on weekends.

将 jiāng HSK 4
  • 1. will; about to
  • 2. (preposition) takes the object of a verb to a pre-verbal position
  • 3. to take; to use (mostly in set phrases)
  • 4. to provoke with words; to needle
  • 5. (lit.) to support; to lead; to bring along
  • 6. (Shandong dialect) to breed; to give birth to (of livestock)
  • 7. (Shandong dialect) to bring; to carry along
  • 8. to take care of; to maintain one's health
  • 9. (chess) to put the opponent's 帅 or 将 in check; fig. to put someone in a difficult position
  • 10. (of future judgment) certainly; definitely
  • 11. (dial.) (particle) used between a verb and a complement such as 出来、起来、上去
  • 12. a surname
  • 13. (conjunction) equivalent to 又 or 且; both…and
  • 14. just now; just a moment ago
  • 15. (lit.) to do; to handle (a matter)
Words using 将 as jiāng (7)
  • 1 将来 jiāng lái — future HSK 4
    • 将 will, shall (indicating future time)
    • 来 come (what is to come)
    Example

    我将来想当医生。

    wǒ jiāng lái xiǎng dāng yī shēng

    I want to be a doctor in the future.

  • 2 将要 jiāng yào — be going to HSK 4
    • 将 about to, approaching future
    • 要 will, intention
    Example

    会议将要开始了。

    huì yì jiāng yào kāi shǐ le

    The meeting is about to start.

  • 3 即将 jí jiāng — about to HSK 5
    • 即 immediately, right away (emphasizes immediacy)
    • 将 will, going to (indicates future tense)
    Example

    会议即将开始。

    huì yì jí jiāng kāi shǐ

    The meeting is about to start.

  • 4 将近 jiāng jìn — almost HSK 5
    • 将 approaching, about to (indicates movement towards)
    • 近 near, close (indicates proximity)
    Example

    他学中文将近三年了。

    tā xué zhōng wén jiāng jìn sān nián le

    He has been studying Chinese for almost three years.

  • 5 将军 jiāng jūn — general HSK 6
    • 将 general, military commander
    • 军 army, military
    Example

    将军下令部队前进。

    jiāng jūn xià lìng bù duì qián jìn

    The general ordered the troops to advance.

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  • 6 将就 jiāng jiù — make do with HSK 7
    • 将 to handle, to manage (a situation)
    • 就 to accommodate, to adapt to (circumstances)
    Example

    这个房间虽然小，但我们可以将就一下。

    zhè ge fáng jiān suī rán xiǎo dàn wǒ men kě yǐ jiāng jiù yī xià

    Although this room is small, we can make do with it.

  • 7 必将 bì jiāng — will certainly HSK 7
    • 必 certainly, inevitably
    • 将 will, shall (future tense marker)
    Example

    正义必将战胜邪恶。

    zhèng yì bì jiāng zhàn shèng xié è

    Justice will certainly triumph over evil.

Structure & writing
将 jiāng — will; about to
Xpinyin

将 is not used as a component in any other character.

consists of

1 丬 pán — split wood/plank radical
丬 is a component in 9 characters
HSK 4
奖 jiǎng to reward; to praise 将 jiāng will; about to
HSK 5
浆 jiāng thick liquid; paste 状 zhuàng shape; form; state
HSK 6
壮 zhuàng sturdy; strong 妆 zhuāng to put on makeup; to adorn oneself with cosmetics 酱 jiàng fermented paste condiment made from beans or wheat (e.g. yellow bean paste, sweet bean paste)
HSK 7
寝 qǐn to sleep 桨 jiǎng oar; paddle (for rowing a boat, usually wooden, cylindrical on the upper part and flat and slightly wider on the lower part)
2 夕 xī — evening; sunset (opposite of 朝zhāo)
夕 is a component in 14 characters
HSK 1
名 míng name; appellation of a person or thing 外 wài outside; exterior (opposite of 内/里) 多 duō many; much; a large number (opposite of 少/寡) 岁 suì year
HSK 4
夜 yè night (from dusk to dawn), opposite of '日'/'昼' 奖 jiǎng to reward; to praise 将 jiāng will; about to 梦 mèng dream (physiological phenomenon during sleep) 餐 cān to eat (a meal)
HSK 5
怨 yuàn resentment; hatred 浆 jiāng thick liquid; paste
HSK 6
酱 jiàng fermented paste condiment made from beans or wheat (e.g. yellow bean paste, sweet bean paste)
HSK 7
桨 jiǎng oar; paddle (for rowing a boat, usually wooden, cylindrical on the upper part and flat and slightly wider on the lower part) 罗 luó net for catching birds
3 寸 cùn — cun, a unit of length (1/10 of a 尺, approx. 1/30 meter)
寸 is a component in 25 characters
HSK 1
对 duì to answer; to reply 得 dé to get; to obtain (opposite of 失) 时 shí time; a relatively long period of time during which matter continuously changes or develops
HSK 2
过 guò to move from one place or party to another
HSK 3
封 fēng to confer a title, rank, or fief upon a vassal (in ancient times) 衬 chèn to line with a layer underneath or inside
HSK 4
付 fù to submit; to hand over 厨 chú kitchen 导 dǎo to guide; to channel 将 jiāng will; about to 尊 zūn of high status or seniority
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村 cūn village; small residential settlement 耐 nài to endure; to withstand; to bear 讨 tǎo to launch a punitive expedition; to attack with troops
HSK 5
冠 guàn (lit.) to put on a hat (in ancient times, a capping ceremony at age 20 marked adulthood) 守 shǒu to defend, guard (opposite of 攻) 寻 xún ancient unit of length equal to eight chi (also said to be seven or six chi)
HSK 6
夺 duó to seize by force; to snatch 寿 shòu long-lived; advanced in age 射 shè to shoot or launch (an arrow, bullet, ball, etc.) 碍 ài to hinder, obstruct
HSK 7
嚼 jiáo to chew; to masticate 寺 sì ancient government office 祭 jì to pay tribute to the deceased 辱 rǔ shame; disgrace (opposite of 荣)

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