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快要

kuài yào · kuai yao

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

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Meaning

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  1. nearly at the point of (doing sth); about to (do sth)
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In a conversation

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Phone at one percent

  1. Liangliang

    快(kuài)，帮(bāng)我(wǒ)拍(pāi)张(zhāng)照(zhào)，我(wǒ)手机(shǒujī)快要(kuàiyào)没电(méidiàn)了(le)。

    Quick, take a photo of me. My phone is about to die.

  2. Dengdeng

    好(hǎo)，站好(zhànhǎo)，笑一笑(xiàoyīxiào)。

    OK. Stand there and smile.

  3. Liangliang

    快(kuài)拍好(pāihǎo)了(le)吗(ma)？

    Is it nearly done?

  4. Dengdeng

    快(kuài)了(le)快(kuài)了(le)……哎(āi)，我(wǒ)的(de)手机(shǒujī)也(yě)快要(kuàiyào)没电(méidiàn)了(le)。

    Almost... oh, my phone is about to die too.

  5. Liangliang

    那(nà)这张(zhèzhāng)一定(yīdìng)要(yào)拍好(pāihǎo)！

    Then this one has to be a good one!

  6. Dengdeng

    好(hǎo)，三(sān)、二(èr)、一(yī)……黑屏(hēipíng)了(le)。

    OK. Three, two, one... the screen went black.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

我(wǒ)快(kuài)要(yào)激(jī)动(dòng)得(de)说(shuō)不(bu)出(chū)话(huà)来(lái)了(le)。

I'm getting choked up.

Tatoeba: Chinese by slo_oth · English by CM · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

天(tiān)快(kuài)要(yào)黑(hēi)了(le)，我(wǒ)们(men)赶(gǎn)紧(jǐn)回(huí)家(jiā)吧(ba)。

It's about to get dark, so let's hurry home.

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快
kuài

rapid; quick

要
yào

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

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