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即将 jíjiāng

即将 jíjiāng Meaning

Learn the Pinyin Pronunciation and 3 English Translations of the word 即将 jíjiāng .

Pīnyīn Pronunciation
jíjiāng | ji2 jiang1
English translation
on the eve of
to be about to
to be on the verge of

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Traditional form

即將

Part of speech

Adverb / 副词 fù cí Fù cí
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Etymology of 即将 jíjiāng

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Type

ideographic

Explanation

Depicts a kneeling person ( jié ) approaching a vessel of food (). Based on the original meaning "come to eat", which later shifted to "approach", "be near", and "be the same".

Positional decomposition

⿰? jié

Number of Strokes

7
jiāng

Type

ideographic

Explanation

Simplified form of jiāng . Depicts a hand ( cùn ) taking a piece of meat ( ròu ), conveying the meaning "take". qiáng (qiáng) is a sound component.

Positional decomposition

qiáng 夕寸

Number of Strokes

9

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Example sentences using 即将 jíjiāng

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计算机 jì suàn jī xiàn 普及 pǔjí --公司 gōngsī jiāng 使用 shǐyòng .

Computers are everywhere now our firm is switching over soon.

特林感到 gǎn dào 意外 yìwài ér lèng le 片刻 piànkè , dàn 随即 suíjí jiāng 心态 xīntài 调整 tiáozhěng le 过来 guò lái .

For a moment, Triner was surprised. Then her mind shifted gears.

瑞秋还是 háishi hěn 兴奋 xīngfèn 即将 jíjiāng bān 加州 Jiā zhōu 马里 Mǎ lǐ de 裴普丹大学 Dà xué 宿舍 sùshè .

Rachel was excited to be moving into the dorms at Pepperdine University in Malibu, California.

心想 xīn xiǎng 爱伦奄奄一息 yǎn yǎn yī xī , ér 北方 běifāng lǎo 即将 jíjiāng 闯入 chuǎng rù 亚特兰大 Yà tè lán dà , féng rén 便 biàn shā , jiàn 东西 dōngxī 便 biàn shāo .

She thought of Ellen dying and of the Yankees coming into Atlanta, burning everything, killing everybody.

对于 duìyú 即将 jíjiāng shū diào de 赌局 dǔ jú xià de 赌注 dǔ zhù Guò le .

I was staking too much on a losing hand.

即将 jíjiāng Decomposition

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即将 jíjiāng Compounds

See all 21 Chinese words that contain the characters that make up the word 即将 jíjiāng in their composition.

    • jié
      • , jié , zhì , , ,
    • , qīng , , , jié , , , ,
  • jiāng
    • jiǎng , qiāng , jiǎng , jiāng , jiàng ,
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