ChineseGrammarWiki/ancien/Chinese-Grammar-Wiki/MD/B1.old/Grammar-wiki-B1-105.txt

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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.

== Basic Usage ==

=== Structure ===

In this case, 就要 can be replaced by 快要 or 快.  But 就要 can't be. 

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(Subj. +) 就要 + Verb Phrase + 了
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=== Examples ===

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*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>
*<em>快</em> 下雨 了！<span class="pinyin"><em>Kuài</em> xiàyǔ le!</span><span class="trans">It's about to rain!</span>
*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>
*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>
*<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>

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== Used with 还有 ==

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 ===

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还有 + Time Period + 就(要) + Verb Phrase + 了
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=== Examples ===

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*<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>
*<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>
*<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>
*<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>
*<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>

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==See also==

*[["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)]] (p.183)[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]
* [[Integrated Chinese: Level 1, Part 1 (3rd ed)]] (pp. 267-8) [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]
* [[New Practical Chinese Reader 2 (新实用汉语课本2)]] (pp. 196-7) [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]
*[[40 Lessons for Basic Chinese Course (基础汉语40课上册）]] (p. 271)[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] 

=== Websites ===

* ChinesePod: [http://chinesepod.com/lessons/%E4%BA%86-le-somethings-about-to-happen Qing Wen - 了 (le): Something's About to Happen] (free podcast content)

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{{Similar|Expressing "be going to" with "yao"}}
{{Similar|Auxiliary verb "yao" and its multiple meanings}}   
{{Used for|Expressing time and date}}
{{Used for|Sequencing events in time}}
{{Used for|Referring to changes of situation}}
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