快要

kuàiyào

adverb HSK 2 #2,914

Meanings

1 about to
2 nearly
3 almost

Characters

Examples

快要下雨了。

Kuàiyào xiàyǔ le.

It's about to rain.

电影快要开始了。

Diànyǐng kuàiyào kāishǐ le.

The movie is about to start.

我快要到了。

Wǒ kuàiyào dào le.

I'm almost there.

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