将??

[[GODCHA]]

wat exactly 将 mean?

from the text i found the sentence: 人口的持续增长,将使中国在未来50年内, 带来就业困难.

other thing is:65岁以上的老人将达到 3 亿.

[Bob Dylan Thomas]

i think it is the equivalent of the English adverb "will" in both of your sentences.

the second sentence could be translated as "the number of people aged 65 and above will reach 300million". It tends to imply "soon" so you could insert "soon" before "reach"

it seems to be that there's an error in the first sentence - the use of 使 seems problematic, though i might be wrong. however, the meaning seems to be "the continuing increase in population in China will within 50 years cause employment problems".

this use of 将 is fairly formal and is rarely used in spoken Chinese.

It can also mean the same as 把 in a formal context, as featured in 王菲's song 当时的月亮.

And finally, it also means General (as in the rank in the army), as in the compund word 将军

[roddy]

Yeah, I've always found it to be a pretty simple 'will'

I didn't have a problem with the first sentence, just interpreted it as

The continuing increase in population will cause employment problems over the next 50 years.

Roddy

[skylee]

Also note the 將 in -

用愛將心偷 (this is the name of an old song)

一言不合，打將起來。

[[GODCHA]]

I always confused with 'will'

between 要 and 会 which one means 'will'?

coz i've learned that both 要 and 会 are translated as 'will'..

[skylee]

我會見他 = I will meet him

我要見他 = I have/need to meet him

我一定要見他 = I must meet him

我一定會見他 = I shall meet him