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- Expressing "about to" with "jiuyao"
- (Redirected from ASG9B210)
- Level B1
- Similar to
- Expressing "be going to" with "yao" (A1)
- Expressing "about to happen" with "le" (A2)
- Expressing "nearly" with "jihu" (B2)
- Used for
- Expressing time and date, Sequencing events in time, Referring to changes of situation
- Keywords
- 就, 要, 了, 还有
- Translations
- about
- 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.
- Contents
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- 1 Basic Pattern
- 1.1 Structure
- 1.2 Examples
- 2 Advanced Pattern
- 2.1 Structure
- 2.2 Examples
- 3 See also
- 4 Sources and further reading
- 4.1 Books
- 4.2 Websites
- Basic Pattern
- Structure
- (Subj. +) 就要 + Verb + 了 (，⋯⋯)
- Examples
- 就 要 下雨 了 。
- Jiù yào xiàyǔ le.
- It's about to rain!
- 他们 就 要 结婚 了 。
- Tāmen jiù yào jiéhūn le.
- They are about to get married.
- 我 就 要 出国 了 。
- Wǒ jiù yào chūguó le.
- I'm about to go abroad.
- 宝宝 就 要 一岁 了 。
- Bǎobao jiùyào yī suì le.
- The baby is about to be one-year old!
- 就 要 下课 了 ，还有 别的 问题 吗 ？
- Jiù yào xiàkè le, háiyǒu bié de wèntí ma?
- The class is almost over. Are there any other questions?
- In this case, 就要 can be replaced by 快要 or 快.
- Advanced Pattern
- 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.
- Structure
- 还有 + Time (+ Subj.) + 就 (要) + Verb + 了
- Examples
- 还有 十 分钟 我 就 下班 了 。
- Háiyǒu shí fēnzhōng wǒ jiù xiàbān le.
- I get off work in 10 minutes.
- 还有 两 个 星期 我们 就 要 考试 了 。
- Háiyǒu liǎng gè xīngqí wǒmen jiù yào kǎoshì le.
- We're just two weeks away from the exam date.
- 还有 一 个 月 就 要 过年 了 。
- Háiyǒu yī gè yuè jiù yào guònián le.
- It will be Chinese New Year in another month.
- 还有 半 个 小时 飞机 就 起飞 了 。
- Háiyǒu bàn gè xiǎoshí fēijī jiù qǐfēi le.
- The plane takes off in half an hour.
- 还有 五 天 就 要 放假 了 。
- Háiyǒu wǔ tiān jiù yào fàngjià le.
- I go on vacation in 5 days.
- See also
- Expressing "nearly" with "jihu"
- Approximations with "chabuduo"
- Expressing future with "jiang"
- Sources and further reading
- Books
- Boya Chinese Elementary Starter 1 (博雅汉语初经起步篇) (pp. 183) →buy
- Integrated Chinese: Level 1, Part 1 (3rd ed) (pp. 267-8) →buy
- New Practical Chinese Reader 2 (新实用汉语课本2) (pp. 196-7) →buy
- 40 Lessons for Basic Chinese Course (基础汉语40课上册） (pp. 271) →buy
- Websites
- ChinesePod: Qing Wen - 了 (le): Something's About to Happen (free podcast content)
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