将

• 拼音: jiāng
• 汉字拆解: 将 = 爿 (half of bed) + 寸 (inch, hand) — to take, to lead; grammaticalized as future marker

含义

Will; shall; be about to (future marker). As a preposition: with; by; using. A formal literary word indicating future action or introducing an object.

As an adverb, 将 marks future or imminent action, more formal than 要 or 会. Common in written Chinese, news, and formal speech: 将于明天举行 (will be held tomorrow). As a preposition, introduces the object of an action in formal contexts: 将问题解决 (resolve the problem). Also appears in 将要 (about to), 将来 (future), 将近 (close to).

例句

1. 公司将于下个月推出新产品。
2. 他将多年的积蓄都投入了这个项目。
3. 政府将采取措施控制房价上涨。

用法指南

语境: written language, news, official announcements, formal speech

语气: formal

正确说法

• 会议将在三点开始。(The meeting will start at three o'clock.)
• 请将垃圾分类处理。(Please sort and dispose of the garbage.)

错误说法

• 在日常口语中说'我将去超市' (Don't use 将 in casual speech for simple future — say 我要去超市 or 我会去超市; 将 sounds overly formal in everyday conversation)

起源与历史

将 originally depicted a hand holding meat as an offering. It evolved to mean 'to take' or 'to lead,' and later developed grammatical functions as a future marker and preposition.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal