快
要

Nearly at the point of (doing sth) in Chinese: 快要 (kuài yào)

kuài yào

nearly at the point of (doing sth)

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Definitions

  1. 1nearly at the point of (doing sth); about to (do sth)

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快
要

Zhuyin

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ㄎㄨㄞˋ

kuài

ㄎ/ kㄨ/ uㄞ/ aiˋ/ fourth tone

ㄧㄠˋ

yào

ㄧ/ iㄠ/ aoˋ/ fourth tone

Example sentences

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  • 火车快要开了。

    huǒ chē kuài yào kāi le。

    The train is about to leave.

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Related words

快

kuài

rapid

要

yào

to want

快乐

kuài lè

happy

需要

xū yào

to need

要求

yāo qiú

to request

重要

zhòng yào

important

主要

zhǔ yào

main

凉快

liáng kuai

nice and cold

愉快

yú kuài

cheerful

只要

zhǐ yào

if only

必要

bì yào

necessary

次要

cì yào

secondary

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