将

将將 jiāng ㄐㄧㄤ zoeng1 HSK 5 高階級 · Level 4 流利級 · Level 5

will
shall
to use
to take
to checkmate
just a short while ago
(introduces object of main verb, used in the same way as 把 bǎ ㄅㄚˇ)

将將 jiàng ㄐㄧㄤˋ zoeng1

(bound form) a general
(literary) to command; to lead
(Chinese chess) general (on the black side, equivalent to a king in Western chess)

将將 qiāng ㄑㄧㄤ zoeng1

to desire
to invite
to request

Stroke order

Practice writing

Draw 将 (1 of 1) — stroke by stroke.

Character breakdown

将 radical 丬 = 丬夕寸

Example sentences

將軍。 Check.
将死了。 Checkmate.
血色將至。 There will be blood.
她將去立山。 She is going to Mount Tate.
她將生孩子。 She is going to have a baby.

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