将要
HSK 4 (exam 2025)
将要 (jiāngyào) · to be going to
将要 (jiāngyào) means “to be going to; will”. It is written with 2 characters: 将 (will) + 要 (to want). It is an HSK 4 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 将要 is built
The characters
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)
要 yào · to want
What 要 is made of
- 覀xī — west
- 女nǚ — woman
Origin hint: A woman 女 with hands on her waist 覀 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
我们将要去北京了。Wǒmen jiāngyào qù Běijīng le.We're going to Beijing soon.
电影将要开始了。Diànyǐng jiāngyào kāishǐ le.The movie is about to start.
Questions about 将要
What does 将要 mean?
将要 (jiāngyào) means “to be going to; will”.
How do you pronounce 将要?
将要 is pronounced jiāngyào.
Which HSK level is 将要?
将要 is in HSK 4 (exam 2025).
Related words
- 将近jiāngjìnalmost
- 将来jiāngláifuture
- 即将jíjiāngabout to
- 将就jiāngjiuto make do
- 将军jiāngjūngeneral (military)
- 将jiāngwill
- 重要zhòngyàoimportant
- 不要bùyàodon't
- 就要jiùyàoto be about to
- 快要kuàiyàoto be about to
Learn 将要 with its group
It is part of HSK 4 · Group 36: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.