將死

将死
jiāngsǐ
  1. to checkmate (in chess)
  2. to be about to die

CEDICT

  1. (chess, xiangqi) to checkmate
  2. (literary) Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see 將死 /将死 (jiāngsǐ): 將／将 (jiāng, “will; about to”) + 死 (sǐ, “to die”)
  3. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see 將死 /将死 (jiāngsǐ): 將／将 (jiāng, “will; about to”) + 死 (sǐ, “to die”)
  4. to checkmate

Wiktionary

Entry Composition

1 將 jiāng
  1. will
  2. shall
  3. to use
  4. to take
  5. to checkmate
  6. just a short while ago
  7. (introduces object of main verb, used in the same way as 把 bǎ)
2 死 sǐ
  1. to die
  2. impassable
  3. uncrossable
  4. inflexible
  5. rigid
  6. extremely
  7. damned

Containing this entry

人之將死，其言也善 rénzhījiāngsǐ,qíyányěshàn words of a man on his deathbed always come from the heart (proverb)

Related entries

逼將 bījiāng to checkmate (in chess)
將 jiāng
  1. will
  2. shall
  3. to use
  4. to take
  5. to checkmate
  6. just a short while ago
  7. (introduces object of main verb, used in the same way as 把 bǎ)
珍將唱歌嗎？

Will Jane sing?

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