Level 5 · Advanced
Formal 将: written 把 and future
Subj. + 将 + Obj. + Verb / Subj. + 将 + Verb Phrase · Traditional: Subj. + 將 + Obj. + Verb / Subj. + 將 + Verb Phrase
将 (jiāng) is two formal tools in one. First, it's the written-register 把: 请将手机关机 "please switch off your phones" — same structure, suit-and-tie tone. You'll meet it in announcements, signs, and news.
Second, 将 (or 将要/将会) marks the formal future: 会议将在下周五举行 "the meeting will be held next Friday." Both uses belong to writing and formal speech — in conversation, stick with 把 and 会.
Examples
会议将在下周五举行。
會議將在下週五舉行。
huì yì jiāng zài xià zhōu wǔ jǔ xíng
The meeting will be held next Friday.
比赛结果将于明天公布。
比賽結果將於明天公布。
bǐ sài jié guǒ jiāng yú míng tiān gōng bù
The results will be announced tomorrow.
请将手机关机。
請將手機關機。
qǐng jiāng shǒu jī guān jī
Please switch off your mobile phones.
学校将把通知发给每个学生。
學校將把通知發給每個學生。
xué xiào jiāng bǎ tōng zhī fā gěi měi gè xué sheng
The school will send the notice to every student.
Common mistakes
✗ 你帮我将门关一下，好吗？
✓ 你帮我把门关一下，好吗？
In casual speech use 把 — 将 belongs to announcements, signs, and formal writing.
Related grammar points
Practice this pattern in graded stories like Signing the Contract (Part 5) inside the Literate Chinese app.
