将来

• 拼音: jiāng lái
• 汉字拆解: 将 = 爿 + 寸 — about to, approaching; 来 = depicts a wheat plant — to come, to arrive

含义

The future; in the future. Refers to a time that has not yet arrived, used to discuss plans, hopes, and expectations.

将来 is a time noun used to talk about the future in a general or indefinite sense. It can function as a subject, adverbial, or topic. Common collocations: 将来的计划 (future plans), 在将来 (in the future), 对将来充满希望 (full of hope for the future). It is slightly more formal and literary than 以后 (later, afterward), which is more commonly used in casual speech for near-future events.

例句

1. 她希望将来成为一名医生。
2. 我们要为将来的生活做好准备。
3. 不管将来发生什么，我都会支持你。

用法指南

语境: everyday, planning, personal goals, discussion

语气: forward-looking

正确说法

• 你将来想做什么工作？(What kind of work do you want to do in the future?)
• 将来的事谁也说不准。(No one can say for certain what will happen in the future.)

错误说法

• 将来我昨天去了北京。(Don't mix 将来 with past tense — it is exclusively future-oriented. Use 之前 or 以前 for the past.)

起源与历史

Compound of 将 (about to, in the process of going) and 来 (to come, to arrive). Together they depict 'what is coming' — the time ahead that has not yet arrived.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal