HSK Level 2

快要

kuài yào

être sur le point de; être sur le point de

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Exemples de phrases

我快要去上班了。

wǒ kuài yào qù shàngbān le.

I'm about to go to work.

火车快到了。

huǒchē kuài dào le.

The train is almost here.

天快黑了。

tiān kuài hēi le.

It's almost dark.

Synonymes

将要 (jiāng yào)

about to

快要 (kuài yào)

about to

Antonymes

(màn)

slow

(chí)

late

Étymologie et composants

The Chinese word 快要 (kuài yào) is composed of two characters: 快 (kuài), meaning "fast" or "quick," and 要 (yào), meaning "to want" or "to be about to." Together, these characters form a compound word that means "about to" or "on the verge of."The word 快要 is often used to describe something that is about to happen or is about to be completed. For example, you could say 快要下雨了 (kuài yào xià yǔ le) to mean "it's about to rain" or 快要做完了 (kuài yào zuò wán le) to mean "it's almost done."The word 快要 can also be used to describe someone who is in a hurry or who is impatient. For example, you could say 他很着急,快要去上班了 (tā hěn zháojí, kuài yào qù shàngbān le) to mean "he's in a hurry, he's about to go to work."The word 快要 is a common word in Chinese and is used in a variety of contexts. It is important to understand the meaning of this word in order to communicate effectively in Chinese.