How to say “future” in Chinese
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“Future” in Chinese is 将来, jiāng lái: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
将来 is read jiāng lái: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “将来”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 将来. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 你将来想当什么？nǐjiāngláixiǎngdāngshénmeWhat do you want to be in the future?
- 将来我想当记者jiāngláiwǒxiǎngdāngjìzhěIn the future I want to become a journalist.
- 我将来想当翻译wǒjiāngláixiǎngdāngfānyìIn the future I want to become a translator.
- 新的一年即将来临xīndeyìniánjíjiāngláilínThe new year is almost here.
- 台风即将来临，沿海的船只都回港口了。táifēngjíjiāngláilín,yánhǎidechuánzhīdōuhuígǎngkǒuleA typhoon is about to arrive — all the boats along the coast have returned to port.
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “future” in Chinese?
“Future” in Chinese is 将来, pinyin jiānglái.
What does 将来 mean?
将来 (jiānglái) means “future”.
How do you write 将来?
将来 is 2 characters: 将 (jiāng) — about to, will; take; 来 (lái) — come. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 将来?
将来 is read jiānglái. Tones: jiāng — first tone, lái — second tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“future” in the lesson “What do you do for work?”
This word is from the topic “Profession and plans” of HSK 4. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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