B1 · Grammar reference · ASG9B210
Expressing "about to" with "jiuyao"
就要 (jiùyào) is similar to 快要 (kuàiyào), meaning "about to." They are interchangeable in some cases. But there is a major difference that you need to take a good look at.
- Keywords
- 就 · 要 · 了 · 还有 · about
- Used for
- Expressing time and date · Sequencing events in time · Referring to changes of situation
- Classification
- Adverbs · HSK2
Examples (10)
就要下雨了。
他们就要结婚了。
我就要出国了。
宝宝就要一岁了。
就要下课了，还有别的问题吗？
还有十分钟我就下班了。
还有两个星期我们就要考试了。
还有一个月就要过年了。
还有半个小时飞机就起飞了。
还有五天就要放假了。
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Summary, structure, classification, and adapted sentence examples draw from the AllSet Learning Chinese Grammar Wiki under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0; changes were made. This noncommercial reference is based on an October 2023 snapshot.
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