快要 kuàiyào HSK 2
Grammar

快要 — be about to

Stroke order
Example sentences
我 wǒ 快要 kuài yào 毕业 bì yè
I am about to graduate.
他 tā 快要 kuài yào 到了 dào le 学校 xué xiào
He is about to arrive at school.
考试 kǎo shì 快要 kuài yào 开始 kāi shǐ 了 le 学生 xué sheng 都 dōu 很 hěn 紧张 jǐn zhāng
The exam is about to start, and all the students are nervous.
Grammar note

Pattern: 快要 + verb + 了 indicates that something is about to happen.

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Words from the sentences
我 wǒ I; me 他 tā he 学校 xuéxiào school 考试 kǎoshì exam; to take an exam 开始 kāishǐ to start, to begin; beginning 了 le particle indicating change or completed action 学生 xuéshēng student 都 dōu all; both; already 很 hěn very
Related by grammar
快 kuài fast; quick
HSK2 categories
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