<!DOCTYPE html> <html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"> <head> <meta name="generator" content= "HTML Tidy for HTML5 for Linux version 5.2.0" /> <title></title> </head> <body> <p>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.</p> <h2 id="basic-usage">Basic Usage</h2> <h3 id="structure">Structure</h3> <p>In this case, 就要 can be replaced by 快要 or 快. But 就要 can't be.</p> <div class="jiegou"> <p>(Subj. +) 就要 + Verb Phrase + 了</p> </div> <h3 id="examples">Examples</h3> <div class="liju"> <ul> <li>他 <em>快要</em> 去 美国 了。<span class="pinyin">Tā <em>kuài yào</em> qù Měiguó le.</span><span class="trans">He's about to go to the USA.</span></li> <li><em>快</em> 下雨 了！<span class="pinyin"><em>Kuài</em> xiàyǔ le!</span><span class="trans">It's about to rain!</span></li> <li>我 <em>就要</em> 饿 死 了。<span class="pinyin">Wǒ <em>jiù yào</em> è sǐ le.</span><span class="trans">I'm about to starve to death.</span></li> <li>他们 <em>就要</em> 结婚 了。<span class="pinyin">Tāmen <em>jiù yào</em> jiéhūn le.</span><span class="trans">They are about to get married.</span></li> <li><em>就要</em> 下课 了 ，还有 别的 问题 吗？<span class="pinyin"><em>Jiù yào</em> xiàkè le, háiyǒu bié de wèntí ma?</span><span class= "trans">The class is almost over. Are there any other questions?</span></li> </ul> </div> <h2 id="used-with-还有">Used with 还有</h2> <p>快要 (kuài yào) is generally "about to" [happen], but 就要 (jiù yào) could be used to mark a more specific time. 要 (yào) here can be omitted. For this one, you wouldn't normally use "about to" for this English translation, but the feeling is nevertheless that the impending event is coming up fast.</p> <h3 id="structure-1">Structure</h3> <div class="jiegou"> <p>还有 + Time Period + 就(要) + Verb Phrase + 了</p> </div> <h3 id="examples-1">Examples</h3> <div class="liju"> <ul> <li><em>还有</em> 十 天 宝宝 <em>就</em> 一 岁 了。<span class= "pinyin"><em>Háiyǒu</em> shí tiān bǎobao <em>jiù</em> yī suì le.</span><span class="trans">In ten more days, the baby will be one year old.</span></li> <li><em>还有</em> 十 分钟 <em>就</em> 下班 了。<span class= "pinyin"><em>Háiyǒu</em> shí fēnzhōng <em>jiù</em> xiàbān le.</span><span class="trans">In 10 more minutes I get off work.</span></li> <li><em>还有</em> 五 天 <em>就要</em> 放假 了。<span class= "pinyin"><em>Háiyǒu</em> wǔ tiān <em>jiù yào</em> fàngjià le.</span><span class="trans">In 10 more days, I go on vacation.</span></li> <li><em>还有</em> 一 个 月 <em>就要</em> 过年 了。<span class= "pinyin"><em>Háiyǒu</em> yī gè yuè <em>jiù yào</em> guònián le.</span><span class="trans">In another month it will be Chinese New Year.</span></li> <li><em>还有</em> 两 个 星期 <em>就要</em> 考试 了。<span class= "pinyin"><em>Háiyǒu</em> liǎng gè xīngqí <em>jiù yào</em> kǎoshì le.</span><span class="trans">We're just two weeks away from the test date.</span></li> </ul> </div> <h2 id="see-also">See also</h2> <ul> <li><a href=""Nearly"_with_"jihu"" title= "wikilink">"Nearly" with "jihu"</a></li> <li><a href="Approximations_with_"chabuduo"" title= "wikilink">Approximations with "chabuduo"</a></li> <li><a href="Expressing_future_with_"jiang"" title= "wikilink">Expressing future with "jiang"</a></li> </ul> <h2 id="sources-and-further-reading">Sources and further reading</h2> <h3 id="books">Books</h3> <ul> <li><a href= "Boya_Chinese_Elementary_Starter_1_(%E5%8D%9A%E9%9B%85%E6%B1%89%E8%AF%AD%E5%88%9D%E7%BB%8F%E8%B5%B7%E6%AD%A5%E7%AF%87)" title="wikilink">Boya Chinese Elementary Starter 1 (博雅汉语初经起步篇)</a> (p.183)<a href= "http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/7301075294/ref%3das_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=allset-20&linkCode=as2&camp=217145&creative=399373&creativeASIN=7301075294">→buy</a></li> <li><a href="Integrated_Chinese:_Level_1,_Part_1_(3rd_ed)" title= "wikilink">Integrated Chinese: Level 1, Part 1 (3rd ed)</a> (pp. 267-8) <a href= "http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0887276385/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=allset-20&linkCode=as2&camp=217145&creative=399369&creativeASIN=0887276385"> →buy</a></li> <li><a href= "New_Practical_Chinese_Reader_2_(%E6%96%B0%E5%AE%9E%E7%94%A8%E6%B1%89%E8%AF%AD%E8%AF%BE%E6%9C%AC2)" title="wikilink">New Practical Chinese Reader 2 (新实用汉语课本2)</a> (pp. 196-7) <a href= "http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/7561911297/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=allset-20&linkCode=as2&camp=217145&creative=399369&creativeASIN=7561911297"> →buy</a></li> <li><a href= "40_Lessons_for_Basic_Chinese_Course_(%E5%9F%BA%E7%A1%80%E6%B1%89%E8%AF%AD40%E8%AF%BE%E4%B8%8A%E5%86%8C%EF%BC%89" title="wikilink">40 Lessons for Basic Chinese Course (基础汉语40课上册）</a> (p. 271)<a href= "http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001FTL8D8/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B001FTL8D8&linkCode=as2&tag=allset-20">→buy</a></li> </ul> <h3 id="websites">Websites</h3> <ul> <li>ChinesePod: <a href= "http://chinesepod.com/lessons/%E4%BA%86-le-somethings-about-to-happen"> Qing Wen - 了 (le): Something's About to Happen</a> (free podcast content)</li> </ul> <p><a href="Category:B1_grammar_points" title= "wikilink">Category:B1 grammar points</a></p> </body> </html>