jiāng

豇

Character · Adverb · Preposition · Verb · NounTraditional將

will; shall; with; bring

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Meanings

4 senses · 9 examples
1.

adverb

will; shall; be going to

Used to indicate future action. Equivalent to English 'will' or 'be going to'.

Wǒ我
míng明
tiān天
jiāng将
yào要
kǎo考
shì试
 。

I will have an exam tomorrow.

Huǒ火
chē车
jiāng将
yào要
jìn进
zhàn站
le了
 。

The train is about to enter the station.

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Tā他
jiāng将
chéng成
wéi为
yī一
míng名
yī医
shēng生
 。

He is going to become a doctor.

2.

preposition

with; take; bring

Introduces the object being handled, used with the 'ba' structure or to mean 'using'.

Qǐng请
jiāng将
mén门
guān关
shàng上
 。

Please close the door. (Literally: Please bring the door to a closed state.)

Jiāng将
jūn军
duì队
fēn分
chéng成
liǎng两
zǔ组
 。

Divide the troops into two groups.

3.

verb

to lead; to command

formal

Often used in military or formal leadership contexts.

Jiāng将
jūn军
dài带
lǐng领
shì士
bīng兵
men们
chōng冲
fēng锋
 。

The general led the soldiers in a charge.

Hán韩
Xìn信
jiāng将
bīng兵
 ，
duō多
duō多
yì益
shàn善
 。

When Han Xin commanded troops, the more, the better. (a proverb)

4.

noun

general; high-ranking military officer

The term for a general in the military. Often part of compound words like '将军' (general).

Tā他
shì是
yī一
wèi位
zhù著
míng名
de的
jiāng将
jūn军
 。

He is a famous general.

Jiàng将
shì士
men们
yīng英
yǒng勇
zuò作
zhàn战
 。

The officers and soldiers fought bravely.