快要

kuàiyào

adverb HSK 2 #2,914

Meanings

1 about to
2 nearly
3 almost

Characters

Examples

HSK 1

快要下雨了。

Kuàiyào xiàyǔ le.

It's about to rain.

HSK 1

我快要到了。

Wǒ kuàiyào dào le.

I'm almost there.

HSK 2

电影快要开始了。

Diànyǐng kuàiyào kāishǐ le.

The movie is about to start.

Tips

grammar

快要...了 is a pattern meaning about to. The 了 at the end is essential - it signals imminent change.

usage

快要, 就要, and 要 all express about to. 快要 emphasizes it's coming soon.

Stroke Order

快 kuài

要 yào