Chinese word

即将

Pronunciation

Pinyinjí jiāng

Meaning

  • adverbbe about to

Example

演出即将开始。yǎn chū jí jiāng kāi shǐ

The show is about to start.

Illustration for 即将 (be about to)

More examples

春天即将到来。chūn tiān jí jiāng dào lái

Spring is about to arrive.

Core concept

A time marker that places an event right at the edge of happening.

Common phrases

  • 即将开始jí jiāng kāi shǐ

    be about to start

  • 即将到来jí jiāng dào lái

    be about to arrive

  • 即将毕业jí jiāng bì yè

    be about to graduate

Similar words

马上mǎ shàng: Happen or be done very soon, often with a sense of immediate timing.
快要kuài yào: Be close to happening in the near future.
将要jiāng yào: Be going to happen as a future event, often according to a plan or expectation.

Definition in Chinese

表示在不久的时间内马上要发生某事，用作副词，常置于动词或动词短语前。biǎo shì zài bù jiǔ de shí jiān nèi mǎ shàng yào fā shēng mǒu shì yòng zuò fù cí cháng zhì yú dòng cí huò dòng cí duán yǔ qián

Word origin

即将 (jíjiāng, "be about to") combines 即 (jí, "immediately") with 将 (jiāng, "will"), joining immediate timing with a future event.

Usage tips

  • In everyday Chinese, this adverb is especially common in announcements, schedules, and news-style statements, so it often sounds more formal than ordinary conversation.

Other meanings

  • soonadverb

Opposites

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