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就要

jiù yào · jiu yao

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Meaning

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  1. will
  2. shall
  3. to be going to
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Tomorrow's ticket

  1. Liangliang

    快点(kuàidiǎn)，电影(diànyǐng)就要(jiùyào)开始(kāishǐ)了(le)！

    Hurry, the movie is about to start!

  2. Dengdeng

    等(děng)一下(yīxià)，我(wǒ)的(de)鞋带(xiédài)开(kāi)了(le)。

    Wait a moment, my shoelace came undone.

  3. Liangliang

    就要(jiùyào)迟到(chídào)了(le)！

    We are about to be late!

  4. Dengdeng

    咦(yí)，电影院(diànyǐngyuàn)里(lǐ)怎么(zěnme)没有(méiyǒu)人(rén)？

    Huh, why is nobody in the cinema?

  5. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)买(mǎi)的(de)是(shì)明天(míngtiān)的(de)票(piào)。

    The ticket you bought is for tomorrow.

  6. Dengdeng

    哎呀(āiyā)，那(nà)我们(wǒmen)明天(míngtiān)还得(háiděi)再(zài)来(lái)一次(yīcì)。

    Oh no, then we have to come again tomorrow.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

我(wǒ)爸(bà)爸(ba)明(míng)年(nián)春(chūn)天(tiān)就(jiù)要(yào)退(tuì)休(xiū)了(le)。

My father is retiring next spring.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

再(zài)不(bú)快(kuài)点(diǎn)你(nǐ)就(jiù)要(yào)赶(gǎn)不(bu)上(shàng)末(mò)班(bān)车(chē)了(le)。

Hurry up, or you will miss the last train.

Tatoeba: Chinese by musclegirlxyp · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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就
jiù

then; in that case; just; only; exactly

要
yào

to want; to need; to ask for; will; shall; about to

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Definitions adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG and its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0. Pinyin display and entry grouping have been adapted.

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