将jiāngwill; shall
将 (jiāng) means "will" or "shall," placed before a verb for something that is going to happen, as in 明天将下雨 (it will rain tomorrow). It can also introduce the object of the main verb in the same way as 把, as in 他将书放在桌子上 (he put the book on the table). This entry covers these two senses.
What does 将 mean?
- 1.
will; shalladverb
- 2.
introduces the object of the main verb, used in the same way as 把preposition
What does the character 将 mean?
- 将will; shall
How do you use 将?
See it in 明天将下雨, 他明年将去中国 and 他将书放在桌子上.
Patterns
将 + verb
明天将下雨。
Míngtiān jiāng xià yǔ.
It will rain tomorrow.
将 + object + verb
他将书放在桌子上。
Tā jiāng shū fàng zài zhuōzi shang.
He put the book on the table.
What are some examples of 将 in a sentence?
How is 将 used in a conversation?
- Speaker A:
明天天气怎么样?
Míngtiān tiānqì zěnmeyàng?
What's the weather like tomorrow?
- Speaker B:
电视上说,明天将下雨。
Diànshì shang shuō, míngtiān jiāng xiàyǔ.
The TV says it will rain tomorrow.
- Speaker A:
那我们不去了吧。
Nà wǒmen bú qù le ba.
Then let's not go.
- Speaker B:
好,我们在家看电影。
Hǎo, wǒmen zài jiā kàn diànyǐng.
OK, we'll watch a movie at home.
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English glosses on this page are adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG (snapshot 2026-10-23), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Glosses were edited for learners.