将来

將來

jiānglái

noun HSK 3 #2,575

Meanings

将 (about to) + 来 (come) = what is about to come, i.e., the future.

将来你想做什么？

Jiānglái nǐ xiǎng zuò shénme?

What do you want to do in the future?

将来的事谁也说不准。

Jiānglái de shì shéi yě shuō bù zhǔn.

Nobody can predict the future.

我将来想去中国。

Wǒ jiānglái xiǎng qù Zhōngguó.

I want to go to China in the future.

usage

将来 vs 未来: both mean 'future,' but 将来 is more personal ('in my future'), while 未来 is broader ('the future of technology').

将 jiāng

来 lái