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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.
- <div class="jiegou">
- (Subj. +) 就要 + Verb Phrase + 了
- </div>
- === Examples ===
- <div class="liju">
- *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>
- </div>
- == 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 ===
- <div class="jiegou">
- 还有 + Time Period + 就(要) + Verb Phrase + 了
- </div>
- === Examples ===
- <div class="liju">
- *<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>
- </div>
- ==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)
- [[Category:B1 grammar points]]
- {{Basic Grammar|就|B1|还有 + Time Period + 就要 + Verb Phrase + 了|还有 五 天 <em>就要</em> 放假 <em>了</em> 。|grammar point|ASG9B210}}
- {{Rel char|就}}
- {{Rel char|了}}
- {{Rel char|要}}
- {{Rel char|还}}
- {{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}}
- {{Structure|Sentence Patterns}}
- {{Translation|about}}
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