即将
HSK 4 (2021)Old HSK 6
即将 (jíjiāng) · about to
即将 (jíjiāng) means “about to; soon”. It is written with 2 characters: 即 (promptly) + 将 (will). It is an HSK 4 word in the 2021 standard.
How 即将 is built
The characters
即 jí · promptly
What 即 is made of
- 卩jié — seal
- 丨 — vertical stroke
Origin hint: A hungry person卩 kneeling over food 皀; compare 既 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
将 jiāng · will
What 将 is made of
- 丬qiáng — half of tree trunk
- 冫bīng — ice
- 丶 — dot
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 冫bīng — ice
- 夕xī — evening
- 勹bāo — wrap shape
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 丶 — dot
- 勹bāo — wrap shape
- 寸cùn — inch
Origin hint: Going to bed 丬 at night 夕, a predictable future (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
火车即将进站。Huǒchē jíjiāng jìnzhàn.The train is about to arrive at the station.
新学期即将开始。Xīn xuéqī jíjiāng kāishǐ.The new term is about to begin.
Questions about 即将
What does 即将 mean?
即将 (jíjiāng) means “about to; soon”.
How do you pronounce 即将?
即将 is pronounced jíjiāng.
Which HSK level is 即将?
即将 is in HSK 4 (2021) and Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 立即lìjíimmediately
- 即使jíshǐeven if
- 即便jíbiàneven if
- 随即suíjíimmediately
- 将近jiāngjìnalmost
- 将来jiāngláifuture
- 将就jiāngjiuto make do
- 将军jiāngjūngeneral (military)
- 将要jiāngyàoto be going to
- 将jiāngwill
Learn 即将 with its group
It is part of HSK 4 (2021) · Group 58: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.