将 jiāng

will, going to, future; general

HSK 4 #132

DEFINITIONS

将 jiāng
  • 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[ba3])
将 jiàng
  • general
  • commander-in-chief (military)
  • king (chess piece)
  • to command
  • to lead
将 qiāng
  • to desire
  • to invite
  • to request

STROKES

将 stroke order diagram
将 stroke order animation

WORDS

将来 jiāng lái
HSK 4
in the future; future; the future; CL:個|个[ge4]
将军 jiāng jūn
HSK 6
Chiangchun township in Tainan county 台南縣|台南县[Tai2 nan2 xian4], Taiwan; general; high-ranking military officer; to check or checkmate; fig. to embarrass; to challenge; to put sb on the spot
即将 jí jiāng
HSK 6
on the eve of; to be about to; to be on the verge of
将近 jiāng jìn
HSK 6
almost; nearly; close to
将就 jiāng jiu
HSK 6
to accept (a bit reluctantly); to put up with
将要 jiāng yào will; shall; to be going to
上将 shàng jiàng general; admiral; air chief marshal
必将 bì jiāng inevitably
准将 zhǔn jiàng brigadier general; commodore
少将 shào jiàng major general; rear admiral; air vice marshal
麻将 má jiàng mahjong; CL:副[fu4]
将士 jiàng shì officers and soldiers
将领 jiàng lǐng high-ranking military officer
大将 dà jiàng a general or admiral
老将 lǎo jiàng lit. old general; commander-in-chief 將帥|将帅, the equivalent of king in Chinese chess; fig. old-timer; veteran
名将 míng jiàng famous general
激将法 jī jiàng fǎ indirect, psychological method of getting sb to do as one wishes (e.g. questioning whether they are up to the task)
干将 gàn jiàng capable person
过关斩将 guò guān zhǎn jiàng to surmount all difficulties (on the way to success) (idiom); abbr. for 過五關斬六將|过五关斩六将[guo4 wu3 guan1 zhan3 liu4 jiang4]
中将 zhōng jiàng lieutenant general; vice admiral; air marshal
大将军 dà jiāng jūn important general; generalissimo
门将 mén jiàng official gatekeeper; goalkeeper (soccer, hockey etc)
爱将 ài jiàng trusted lieutenant
恩将仇报 ēn jiāng chóu bào to bite the hand that feeds one (idiom)
猛将 měng jiàng fierce general; valiant military leader; fig. brave individual
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