快要 [－－]

Jyutping faai3 jiu3
Pinyin kuài yào

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. nearly at the point of (doing sth); about to (do sth)
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. adv
    about to; on the point of; going to; soon; at hand; around the corner
    (syn.) 得欲, 就嚟, 即將, 就要, 將要, 就快, 咧欲, 即将, 可待, 将要
    • 太陽快要落山了。
      太阳快要落山了。
      tài yáng kuài yào luò shān le ．
      The sun is setting.
Definitions (HSK3.0)
  1. HSK3 二级词汇表 #332
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    天快要下雨了。
    天快要下雨了。
    tiān kuài yào xià yǔ le 。
    • It's threatening to rain.
    • It is going to rain.
    • It is going to rain soon.
    • It's going to rain.
    • It is threatening to rain.
    • It's about to rain.
    • It's going to rain soon.
    • It'll rain soon.
  2. Mandarin
    看来快要刮暴风雨了。
    看來快要颳暴風雨了。
    kàn lai kuài yào guā bào fēng yǔ le 。
    • It seems that there will be a storm soon.
  3. Mandarin
    他们快要饿死了。
    他們快要餓死了。
    tā men kuài yào è sǐ le 。
    • They are on the border of starvation.
  4. Mandarin
    你衬衫的第二粒衣钮好像快要掉下来了。
    你襯衫的第二粒衣鈕好像快要掉下來了。
    nǐ chèn shān de dì èr lì yī niǔ hǎo xiàng kuài yào diào xià lái le 。
    • The second button of your shirt is coming off.
  5. Mandarin
    快要考期末试了，所以我很忙。
    快要考期末試了，所以我很忙。
    kuài yào kǎo qī mò shì le ， suǒ yǐ wǒ hěn máng 。
    • I'm busy because the finals are drawing on.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    清朝做捕快要经过严格嘅考验、三代家世清白，而且人工仲好低。
    清朝做捕快要經過嚴格嘅考驗、三代家世清白，而且人工仲好低。
    cing1 ciu4 zou6 bou6 faai3 jiu3 ging1 gwo3 jim4 gaak3 ge3 haau2 jim6, saam1 doi6 gaa1 sai3 cing1 baak6, ji4 ce2 jan4 gung1 zung6 hou2 dai1
    • Being a cop requires one to pass the strict recruitment examination and have a clear family background for three generations. However, the salary was still low.
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    太阳快要落山了。
    太陽快要落山了。
    tài yáng kuài yào luò shān le ．
    • The sun is setting.
  2. Mandarin
    你借的书快要到期了。
    你借的書快要到期了。
    nǐ jiè de shū kuài yào dào qī le ．
    • The book you borrowed is due to expire soon.
  3. Mandarin
    夏季以来最炎热的一天终于快要结束了
    夏季以來最炎熱的一天終於快要結束了
    xià jì yǐ lái zuì yán rè de yī tiān zhōng yú kuài yào jié shù le
    • The hottest day of the summer so far was drawing to a close
  4. Mandarin
    离三月十八日也已有两星期，忘却的救主快要降临了罢，我正有写一点东西的必要了。
    離三月十八日也已有兩星期，忘卻的救主快要降臨了罷，我正有寫一點東西的必要了。
    lí sān yuè shí bā rì yě yǐ yǒu liǎng xīng qī ， wàng què de jiù zhǔ kuài yào jiàng lín le ba ， wǒ zhèng yǒu xiě yī diǎn dōng xi de bì yào le ．
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