将 (將) jiàng qiāng jiāng
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adverb
will / shall (future tense)
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Function Words 虚词
Notes: 将 has a similar use in Modern and Liteary Chinese in this sense (ABC 'jiāng' 将 adv 2; Kroll '將' jiāng 4; NCCED 2 '将' jiāng 1; Pulleyblank 1995, p. 120; Unihan '將'). For example, 將以釁鐘。'We are going to consecrate a bell with its blood.' (Mengzi: 1.7/4/4, translation by Legge) -
preposition
to get / to use / marker for direct-object
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Function Words 虚词
Notes: In this sense, 将 is used in a pretransitive construction to mark an instrument in written Chinese but not often in spoken Chinese in a similar way to 把 (ABC 'jiāng' 将 cov; Kroll '將' jiāng 2; NCCED 1 '将' jiāng 5; Norman 1988, p. 131) -
noun
a general
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Military 军事
Notes: (ABC 'jiàng' 将 n 1; NCCED '将' jiàng 3) -
proper noun
Jiang
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Names 名字 , Concept: Surname 姓氏
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conjunction
and / or
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (Kroll '將' jiāng 6) -
verb
to command / to lead
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (ABC 'jiàng' 将 v; Kroll '將' jiàng; NCCED '将' jiàng 1) -
verb
to request
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (NCCED '将' qiāng 5) -
adverb
approximately
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In Literary Chinese, when used in front of a numeric expression the meaning is 'approximately.' (Pulleyblank 1995, p. 58) -
verb
to bring / to take / to use
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: 将 is a full verb in Liteary Chinese in this sense (ABC 'jiāng' 将 v 1; Kroll '將' jiāng 1; NCCED 1 '将' 1; Pulleyblank 1995, p. 120). -
verb
to support / to wait upon / to take care of
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (NCCED 1 '将' jiāng 2). -
verb
checkmate
Domain: Leisure 休闲 , Subdomain: Chinese Chess 象棋
Notes: (ABC 'jiāng' 将 v 3; NCCED 1 '将' jiāng 7). -
verb
to goad / to incite
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (NCCED 1 '将' jiāng 8). -
verb
to do / to handle
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (ABC 'jiāng' 将 v 2; NCCED 1 '将' jiāng 9). -
auxiliary verb
placed between a verb and a complement of direction
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (NCCED 2 '将' jiāng 2). -
noun
a high ranking officer
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Military 军事
Notes: (NCCED '将' jiàng 2) -
noun
backbone
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (NCCED '将' jiàng 4) -
noun
king
Domain: Leisure 休闲 , Subdomain: Chinese Chess 象棋
Notes: Piece in Chinese chess (ABC 'jiàng' 将 n 2; NCCED '将' jiàng 5) -
adverb
might / possibly
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: Modal marker indicating uncertainty (ABC 'jiāng' 将 adv 3; Kroll '將' jiāng 5) -
adverb
just / a short time ago
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Function Words 虚词
Notes: (ABC 'jiāng' 将 adv 1)
Contained in
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Texts that the word is most frequently mentioned in
| Collection | Document Title | Occurrences |
|---|---|---|
| The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 《春秋左氏傳》 | 昭公 Lord Zhao | 263 |
| The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 《春秋左氏傳》 | 襄公 Lord Xiang | 204 |
| History of Ming 《明史》 | 卷七十六 志第五十二 職官五 Volume 76 Treatises 52: Official Posts 5 | 138 |
| Records of the Three Kingdoms 《三國志》 | 卷一 魏書一 武帝紀 Volume 1: Book of Wei 1 - Annals of Emperor Wu | 137 |
| History of Ming 《明史》 | 卷二百四十七 列傳第一百三十五 劉綎 李應祥 陳璘 鄧子龍 馬孔英 Volume 247 Biographies 135: Liu Ting, Li Yingxiang, Chen Lin, Deng Zilong, Ma Kongying | 112 |
| The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 《春秋左氏傳》 | 哀公 Lord Ai | 109 |
| The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 《春秋左氏傳》 | 僖公 Lord Xi | 98 |
| History of Ming 《明史》 | 卷二百十二 列傳第一百 俞大猷 戚繼光 劉顯 李錫 張元勳 Volume 212 Biographies 100: Yu Dayou, Qi Jiguang, Liu Xian, Li Xi, Zhang Yuanxun | 93 |
| History of Song 《宋史》 | 卷一百九十六 志第一百四十九 兵十 Volume 196 Treatises 149: Military 10 | 90 |
| The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 《春秋左氏傳》 | 成公 Lord Cheng | 90 |