快要 kuài yào

nearly at the point of (doing sth); about to (do sth)

HSK 22 characters
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How 快要 is written

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Example sentences

How 快要 is used in everyday Chinese — the speaker reads the whole sentence.

  • 天快要下雨了。

    tiān kuài yào xià yǔ le

    It's going to rain.

  • 假期快要结束了。

    jià qī kuài yào jié shù le

    The vacation is close to an end.

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