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将 (jiāng) can be used to denote something is about to happen in the near future, a bit like "about to" in English. It is generally used in formal contexts.
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The '''将 (jiāng) sentence''' is a useful structure for focusing on the result or influence of an action. It's a formal way of saying 把 and generally used in formal contexts.
  
 
== Structure ==
 
== Structure ==
  
 
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Subj. + 将 / 将要 / 将会 + [Verb Phrase]
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Subj. + <strong>+ Obj.</strong> + [Verb Phrase]
 
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*媒体 <em>将</em> 照片 放到 网上 ,第二天 。<span class="trans">This World Cup will be held in Moscow.</span>
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*Oscar <em>将</em> 最佳 女主角 这个 奖 颁 给 一个 很 年轻 的 演员 。<span class="trans">The Oscar jury gave the award for Best Actress to a very young actress.</span>
*公司 <em>将</em> 这些 不合格 产品 全部 召回 了 。<span class="trans">The .</span>
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*学校 <em>将</em> 那些 经常 逃学 学生 都 开除 了 。<span class="trans">The school expelled those students who skipped school very often.</span>
*<em>将</em> 自己 公司 卖 给 一个 美国 公司 。<span class="trans">The .</span>
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*老板 决定 <em>将</em> 公司 20% 股份 卖 给 一个 美国 公司 。<span class="trans">The boss decided to sell 20% share of the company to an American company.</span>
*政府 要求 这些 官员 <em>将</em> 赃款 归还 给 国家 。<span class="trans">The .</span>
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*政府 要求 这些 官员 <em>将</em> 赃款 归还 给 国家 。<span class="trans">The government asked these officials to return those dirty money.</span>
  
 
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== See also ==
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*[[Expressing future with "jiang"]]
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*[[Using "ba" sentences]]
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== Sources and further reading ==
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=== Books ===
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[[Category: B2 grammar points]]
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[[Category: Verbs]]
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{{Basic Grammar|将|B2|Subj. + <strong>将 + Obj.</strong> + Verb Phrase|学校 <em>将</em> 那些 经常 逃学 的 学生 都 开除 了 。|grammar point|ASG68DA5}}
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{{Similar|Expressing future with "jiang"}}
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{{Similar|Using "ba" sentences}}
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{{Used for|Expressing active voice}}
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{{POS|Sentence Patterns}}

Revision as of 10:32, 8 January 2018

The 将 (jiāng) sentence is a useful structure for focusing on the result or influence of an action. It's a formal way of saying 把 and generally used in formal contexts.

Structure

Subj. + 将 + Obj. + [Verb Phrase]

Examples

  • Oscar 最佳 女主角 这个 奖 颁 给 了 一个 很 年轻 的 演员 。The Oscar jury gave the award for Best Actress to a very young actress.
  • 学校 那些 经常 逃学 的 学生 都 开除 了 。The school expelled those students who skipped school very often.
  • 老板 决定 公司 20% 的 股份 卖 给 一个 美国 公司 。The boss decided to sell 20% share of the company to an American company.
  • 政府 要求 这些 官员 赃款 归还 给 国家 。The government asked these officials to return those dirty money.

See also

Sources and further reading

Books

HSK5