即将
jíjiāng
about to, on the verge of
Part of speech · adverb
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Examples
- 比赛即将开始。The match is about to begin.
- 新的一年即将到来。The new year is approaching.
Collocations
即将开始即将到来即将结束即将举行
Mnemonic
即 jí "immediately" + 将 jiāng "about to": about to, on the verge of. An adverb marking an imminent future. 即将开始 = about to begin. 将 is a multi-reading character; in 即将 it reads jiāng. Opposite of 已经 (already).
Related
将要快要马上已经
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