Will in Chinese: 将要 (jiāng yào)

jiāng yào

will

HSK 3.0 Level 5Traditional: 將要1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1will
  2. 2shall
  3. 3to be going to

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ㄐㄧㄤ

jiāng

/ j/ i/ ang/ first tone

ㄧㄠˋ

yào

/ i/ aoˋ/ fourth tone

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将要

Simplified

將要

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 火车将要开了,快上车吧。

    huǒ chē jiāng yào kāi le, kuài shàng chē ba。

    The train is about to leave, get on quickly.

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