Usage of the character 将

Ba Jia Jiang, the eight generals that guard the godly realm in Taiwanese folklore, represented by troupes of dancers in temple processions
(slang) lowlife gangster or young hoodlum, often written as "8+9", (bājiājiǔ)

cuōmájiàng

搓麻将

[搓麻將]

to play mahjong

wújiàngpái

无将牌

[無將牌]

no trumps (in card games)

shàngjiàngjūn

上将军

[上將軍]

top general
commander-in-chief

jījiàngfǎ

激将法

[激將法]

indirect, psychological method of getting sb to do as one wishes (e.g. questioning whether they are up to the task)

Yángjiājiàng

杨家将

[楊家將]

Yang Saga, a popular fiction from the Northern Song, depicting the heroic Yang family 楊業／杨业 of warriors

Wǔhǔjiàng

五虎将

[五虎將]

Liu Bei's five great generals in Romance of the Three Kingdoms, namely: Guan Yu 關羽／关羽, Zhang Fei 張飛／张飞, Zhao Yun 趙雲／赵云, Ma Chao 馬超／马超, Huang Zhong 黃忠／黄忠

Fēijiāngjūn

飞将军

[飛將軍]

nickname of Han dynasty general Li Guang 李廣／李广 ( Lǐ Guǎng)

diàobīngqiǎnjiàng

调兵遣将

[調兵遣將]

to move an army and send a general (idiom); to deploy an army
to send a team on a task

jiāngqín-bǔzhuō

将勤补拙

[將勤補拙]

(idiom) to compensate for lack of ability with hard work

jiāngxīnbǐxīn

将心比心

[將心比心]

to put oneself in sb else's shoes (idiom)

jiānggōngbǔguò

将功补过

[將功補過]

to make up for one's faults by doing good deeds (idiom)

cánbīngbàijiàng

残兵败将

[殘兵敗將]

ruined army, defeated general (idiom); scattered remnants

jiāngxìnjiāngyí

将信将疑

[將信將疑]

half believing, half doubting
skeptical

xíngjiāngjiéshù

行将结束

[行將結束]

approaching the end
about to conclude

jiāngjīnlùngǔ

将今论古

[將今論古]

to observe the present to study the past

Dān Ruìdàjiàng

丹瑞大将

[丹瑞大將]

Than Shwe (1933-), Myanmar general and politician, president of Myanmar 1992-2011

dàshàjiāngqīng

大厦将倾

[大廈將傾]

great mansion on the verge of collapse (idiom); hopeless situation

jiāngjìjiùjì

将计就计

[將計就計]

to beat sb at their own game (idiom)

jiāngjūndùzi

将军肚子

[將軍肚子]

beer belly (complimentary)

xíngjiāngjiùmù

行将就木

[行將就木]

to approach one's coffin (idiom); with one foot in the grave

jiānggōngzhézuì

将功折罪

[將功折罪]

see 將功贖罪／将功赎罪 (jiānggōngshúzuì)

jiānggōngshúzuì

将功赎罪

[將功贖罪]

to atone for one's crimes by meritorious acts

móuchénwǔjiàng

谋臣武将

[謀臣武將]

strategic experts and powerful generals (idiom)

jíjiāngláilín

即将来临

[即將來臨]

imminent

xíngjiānggàoqìng

行将告罄

[行將告罄]

to run short (idiom)

móuchénměngjiàng

谋臣猛将

[謀臣猛將]

strategic experts and powerful generals (idiom)

guòguānzhǎnjiàng

过关斩将

[過關斬將]

to surmount all difficulties (on the way to success) (idiom) (abbr. for 過五關斬六將／过五关斩六将 (guòwǔguānzhǎnliùjiàng))

ēnjiāngchóubào

恩将仇报

[恩將仇報]

to bite the hand that feeds one (idiom)

kāngkǎishūjiāng

慷慨输将

[慷慨輸將]

to donate generously (idiom)

tiānbīngtiānjiàng

天兵天将

[天兵天將]

celestial troops and generals (idiom)
fig. superior forces

qiāngbózhīzhù

将伯之助

[將伯之助]

assistance that one gets from another

jiāngcuòjiùcuò

将错就错

[將錯就錯]

lit. if it's wrong, it's wrong (idiom); to make the best after a mistake
to accept an error and adapt to it
to muddle through

xiābīngxièjiàng

虾兵蟹将

[蝦兵蟹將]

shrimp soldiers and crab generals (in mythology or popular fiction, the army of the Dragon King of the Eastern Sea)
useless troops (idiom)

tiějiāngjūnbǎmén

铁将军把门

[鐵將軍把門]

lit. General Iron is guarding the door (idiom)
fig. the door is padlocked — nobody inside

ǎizilibájiāngjūn

矮子里拔将军

[矮子裡拔將軍]

lit. choose a general from among the dwarfs
fig. choose the best person available (out of a mediocre bunch)

qǐngjiàngbùrújījiàng

请将不如激将

[請將不如激將]

lit. to dispatch a general is not as effective as to excite a general
fig. inciting people to action is more effective than dispatching orders

guòwǔguānzhǎnliùjiàng

过五关斩六将

[過五關斬六將]

lit. to cross five passes and slay six generals (idiom)
fig. to surmount all difficulties (on the way to success)

cuózilǐbájiāngjūn

矬子里拔将军

[矬子裡拔將軍]

lit. to choose a general among the dwarves (idiom)
fig. to pick the best out of a bad group

qiángjiàngshǒuxiàwúruòbīng

强将手下无弱兵

[強將手下無弱兵]

there are no poor soldiers under a good general (idiom)

yīgèjiāngjūnyīgèlìng

一个将军一个令

[一個將軍一個令]

lit. one general, one order (idiom)
fig. every boss has their own rules
everyone has their own way of doing things

bīngláijiàngdǎng,shuǐláitǔyǎn

兵来将挡，水来土掩

[兵來將擋，水來土掩]

counter soldiers with arms, water with an earth weir (idiom); different situations call for different action
to adopt measures appropriate to the actual situation

bīngláijiàngdí,shuǐláitǔyàn

兵来将敌，水来土堰

[兵來將敵，水來土堰]

counter soldiers with arms, water with an earth weir (idiom); different situations call for different action
to adopt measures appropriate to the actual situation

rénzhījiāngsǐ,qíyányěshàn

人之将死，其言也善

[人之將死，其言也善]

words of a man on his deathbed always come from the heart (proverb)

qiānjūnyìdé,yījiàngnánqiú

千军易得，一将难求

[千軍易得，一將難求]

Easy to raise an army of one thousand, but hard to find a good general. (idiom)