Chinese word dictionary

快要

kuàiyào · nearly at the point of (doing sth); about to (do sth)

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Word information

Simplified快要

Traditional快要

Pinyinkuàiyào

Part of speech副

HSK 3.02

HSK 2.0Not listed

Character breakdown

Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.

快kuài

speedy, rapid, quick; soon

要yào

essential, necessary; to ask for; to coerce; to demand

How to learn 快要

Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.

When the word appears in a sentence, check whether its part of speech and meaning match the definition shown here. Chinese words can change nuance with context.

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Words with the same characters

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不要búyào

don't!; must not

要yào

to want; to need; to ask for; will; shall; about to; need to; should; if (same as 要是[yao4 shi5]); (bound form) important

快kuài

rapid; quick; speed; rate; soon; almost; to make haste; clever; sharp (of knives or wits); forthright; plainspoken; gratified; pleased; pleasant

快乐kuàilè

happy; joyful

凉快liángkuai

pleasantly cool (weather etc); to cool oneself; to cool off; (Tw) (slang) (of clothing) scanty; revealing; (coll.) to stay out of it; to butt out

需要xūyào

to need; to want; to demand; to require; needs