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将要

jiāng yào

HSK 3.0 level 4 2-character word Traditional 將要

将要 (jiāng yào) means "will; shall; to be going to". It is an HSK 3.0 level 4 word, and was not on the old six-level HSK list.

What 将要 means

1. will
2. shall
3. to be going to

The characters in 将要

• 将jiāngwill; shall; to use
• 要yàoto want; to need; to ask for; will; shall; about to; need to; should

Example sentences

• 他将要睡觉。
  He'll be asleep.
• 绝对将要下雨。
  It'll definitely rain.
• 她明年将要结婚。
  She'll be getting married next year.
• 她将要去鲍勃家。
  She is going to Bob's.
• 你将要把我逼疯了！
  Nǐ jiāngyào bǎ wǒ bī fēng le!
  You are going to drive me crazy!
• 我将要去参加会议。
  I will go to the meeting.

Go deeper

• The four tones and the neutral tone, to read jiāng yào correctly.
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