How common it is
快要 appears often in everyday Chinese, so it is worth practicing early and reviewing often.
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Pronunciation focus
Say kuàiyào slowly first, then repeat it in a short phrase. Listen for the tone shape.
Usage note
“快要”用来表示即将发生的事情。比如，你可以说‘妈妈快要下班了’来表示妈妈马上就要结束工作回家了。
kuàiyào lái bǎo de jié shì jiān fàng suǒ bù gǎn qǐ de shì qíng.
“快要” is used to indicate something that is about to happen. For example, you can say ‘妈妈快要下班了’ (Māma kuàiyào xiàbāle) to mean your mom is about to finish work and come home.'
Context note
这个词常用于描述即将发生的事情，比如天气预报、活动时间等。
zhè gè cí cháng yòng wéi miáo shù jiāng jiào fāshēng de shì qíng, bǐ rú tianqì bào yù、huódòng shíjiān děng.
This word is commonly used to describe things that are about to happen, such as weather forecasts and event times.
5 examples
妈妈快要下班了。
mā ma kuài yào xià bān le。
Mom is about to finish work.
今天天气快要变冷了。
jīn tiān tiān qì kuài yào biàn lěng le。
Today's weather is about to get colder.
活动快要开始了。
huó dòng kuài yào kāi shǐ le。
The event is about to start.
火车快要到了。
huǒ chē kuài yào dào le。
The train is about to arrive.
周末我们快要放假了。
zhōu mò wǒ men kuài yào fàng jià le。
We are about to have a holiday this weekend.
5 mini stories
今天天气快要变冷，记得多穿衣服。
jīn tiān tiān qì kuài yào biàn lěng， jì de duō chuān yī fu。
Today's weather is about to get colder, remember to wear more clothes.
妈妈说爸爸快要下班了，我们一起去接他。
mā ma shuō bà ba kuài yào xià bān le， wǒ men yì qǐ qù jiē tā。
Mom said Dad was about to finish work, so we went to pick him up together.
活动快要开始了，大家快点准备。
huó dòng kuài yào kāi shǐ le， dà jiā kuài diǎn zhǔn bèi。
The event is about to start, everyone should get ready quickly.
火车快要到了，我们赶紧上车吧。
huǒ chē kuài yào dào le， wǒ men gǎn jǐn shàng chē ba。
The train is about to arrive, let's hurry and board the train.
周末我们快要放假了，可以好好休息一下。
zhōu mò wǒ men kuài yào fàng jià le， kě yǐ hǎo hǎo xiū xi yí xià。
We are about to have a holiday this weekend, we can rest well.