就要

jiùyào

adverb HSK 2 #1,044

Meanings

1 about to
2 will soon

Characters

Examples

HSK 1

火车就要开了。

Huǒchē jiùyào kāi le.

The train is about to depart.

HSK 2

夏天就要来了。

Xiàtiān jiùyào lái le.

Summer is coming soon.

HSK 4

我就要毕业了。

Wǒ jiùyào bìyè le.

I'm about to graduate.

Tips

grammar

就要...了 is a pattern meaning 'about to / going to soon.' Similar to 快要...了 and 要...了, but 就要 implies slightly more immediacy.

Stroke Order

就 jiù

要 yào