行将就木 xíngjiāngjiùmù with one foot in the grave Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 行 xíng soon (literary) about to; soon将 將 jiāng auxiliaryadverb [future] Shows that an action will happen in the future; will; shall; be going to就 jiù verb to approach (bound form) To move towards or get close to; to take up or engage in a position, task, or study木 mù coffin (literary) coffin