Meaning of 将军
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
- general
- high-ranking military officer
- to check or checkmate
- fig. to embarrass
- to challenge
- to put sb on the spot
How to use 将军
将军 is the normal word for a general or high-ranking officer, often used as a title after a surname, like 李将军 (Lǐ jiāngjūn) General Li. In Chinese chess it also means to put the opponent's king in check, and figuratively it means to put someone on the spot. Example: 他是一位有名的将军。(Tā shì yí wèi yǒumíng de jiāngjūn.) He is a famous general.
将 (jiāng) can mean to lead or command, and 军 (jūn) means army. The person who leads the army is the 将军, the general.
Common mistake: Learners often read 将 here as jiàng (fourth tone) because 将 means a military commander in that tone. In 将军 the standard reading is jiāngjūn, first tone, the same as in 将来 (jiānglái).
Stroke order for each character
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将 jiāng · will · 9 strokes
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军 jūn · army · 6 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 将军.
| 将来 | jiānglái | in the future; future |
| 将近 | jiāngjìn | almost; nearly |
| 即将 | jíjiāng | about to; on the point of; soon |
| 冠军 | guànjūn | champion |
| 将要 | jiāngyào | will; shall |
| 军人 | jūnrén | serviceman; soldier |
| 亚军 | yàjūn | second place (in a sports contest); runner-up |
| 军队 | jūnduì | armed forces; troops |
| 海军 | hǎijūn | navy |
| 军事 | jūnshì | military affairs; (attributive) military |
| 空军 | kōngjūn | air force; (slang) to fail to catch anything (on a fishing trip); to get skunked |
| 陆军 | lùjūn | army; ground forces |
Questions about 将军
What does 将军 mean?
将军 (jiāngjūn) means "general; high-ranking military officer" and is used as a noun.
How do you write 将军?
将军 is made of 2 characters: 将 (9 strokes), 军 (6 strokes). That is 15 strokes in total.
Is 将军 an HSK word?
Yes. 将军 is on the HSK 6 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
How is 将军 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 将军 is written 將軍.
How do you say checkmate in Chinese chess with 将军?
Players say 将军 (jiāngjūn) or just 将 when they put the opponent's king in check. It works like saying check in Western chess.
What does 将了他一军 mean?
It means to put someone in an awkward position or challenge them so they cannot easily respond. For example, 他的问题将了我一军 (Tā de wèntí jiāngle wǒ yì jūn) means his question put me on the spot.