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快要

kuàiyào

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

HSK 2

Meaning of 快要 in English

kuàiyàoHSK 2adverbSyllabus #386
  1. nearly at the point of (doing sth); about to (do sth)

Example sentences

  1. 我的耐心快要耗尽了。
    wǒ de nài xīn kuài yào hào jìn le。
    My patience is nearing its limit.
    Tatoeba #13049699 by maina · #10703257 by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR
  2. 我快要激动得说不出话来了。
    wǒ kuài yào jī dòng dé shuō bù chū huà lái le。
    I'm getting choked up.
    Tatoeba #8744640 by slo_oth · #5751919 by CM · CC BY 2.0 FR
  3. 电影快要开演了。
    diàn yǐng kuài yào kāi yǎn le。
    The movie's about to start.
    Tatoeba #939611 by GlossaMatik · #939608 by CM · CC BY 2.0 FR

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Level, pinyin and part of speech: HSK Syllabus (CLEC, Nov 2025). Definitions: CC-CEDICT, CC BY-SA 4.0. Sources & licences