"快要" meaning in Chinese

See 快要 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adverb

IPA: /kʰu̯aɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ jɑʊ̯⁵¹/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA], /faːi̯³³ jiːu̯³³/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /kʰu̯aɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ jɑʊ̯⁵¹/, /faːi̯³³ jiːu̯³³/ Chinese transliterations: kuàiyào [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄎㄨㄞˋ ㄧㄠˋ [Mandarin, bopomofo], faai³ jiu³ [Cantonese, Jyutping], kuàiyào [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin], kuàiyào [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin], kʻuai⁴-yao⁴ [Mandarin, Wade-Giles], kwài-yàu [Mandarin, Yale], kuayyaw [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin], куайяо [Mandarin, Palladius], kuajjao [Mandarin, Palladius], faai yiu [Cantonese, Yale], faai³ jiu³ [Cantonese, Pinyin], fai³ yiu³ [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization]
Head templates: {{head|zh|adverb}} 快要
  1. about to; on the point of; going to; soon; at hand; around the corner Categories (topical): Time Synonyms: 即將 (jíjiāng), 即将 (jíjiāng), 可待 (kědài) [literary], 咧欲 [Hokkien], 將要 (jiāngyào), 将要 (jiāngyào), 就嚟 [Cantonese], 就快 (zau6 faai3) [Cantonese], 就要, 得欲 [Hokkien]
    Sense id: en-快要-zh-adv-44Y7q0M0 Categories (other): Chinese entries with incorrect language header

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  "lang_code": "zh",
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            "Fundamental"
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        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "The sun is setting.",
          "ref": "太陽快要落山了。 [MSC, trad.]",
          "text": "太阳快要落山了。 [MSC, simp.]\nTàiyáng kuàiyào luòshān le. [Pinyin]",
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        }
      ],
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        "about to; on the point of; going to; soon; at hand; around the corner"
      ],
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      "links": [
        [
          "about to",
          "about to"
        ],
        [
          "going to",
          "going to"
        ],
        [
          "soon",
          "soon"
        ],
        [
          "at hand",
          "at hand"
        ],
        [
          "around the corner",
          "around the corner"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "roman": "jíjiāng",
          "word": "即將"
        },
        {
          "roman": "jíjiāng",
          "word": "即将"
        },
        {
          "roman": "kědài",
          "tags": [
            "literary"
          ],
          "word": "可待"
        },
        {
          "tags": [
            "Hokkien"
          ],
          "word": "咧欲"
        },
        {
          "roman": "jiāngyào",
          "word": "將要"
        },
        {
          "roman": "jiāngyào",
          "word": "将要"
        },
        {
          "tags": [
            "Cantonese"
          ],
          "word": "就嚟"
        },
        {
          "roman": "zau6 faai3",
          "tags": [
            "Cantonese"
          ],
          "word": "就快"
        },
        {
          "word": "就要"
        },
        {
          "tags": [
            "Hokkien"
          ],
          "word": "得欲"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "kuàiyào"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄎㄨㄞˋ ㄧㄠˋ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "faai³ jiu³"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "kuàiyào"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "kuàiyào"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "kʻuai⁴-yao⁴"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "kwài-yàu"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "kuayyaw"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "куайяо"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "kuajjao"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kʰu̯aɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ jɑʊ̯⁵¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "faai yiu"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "faai³ jiu³"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "fai³ yiu³"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/faːi̯³³ jiːu̯³³/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kʰu̯aɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ jɑʊ̯⁵¹/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/faːi̯³³ jiːu̯³³/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "快要"
}
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  "lang_code": "zh",
  "pos": "adv",
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        "Mandarin lemmas",
        "Mandarin terms with usage examples",
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      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "The sun is setting.",
          "ref": "太陽快要落山了。 [MSC, trad.]",
          "text": "太阳快要落山了。 [MSC, simp.]\nTàiyáng kuàiyào luòshān le. [Pinyin]",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "about to; on the point of; going to; soon; at hand; around the corner"
      ],
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        [
          "about to",
          "about to"
        ],
        [
          "going to",
          "going to"
        ],
        [
          "soon",
          "soon"
        ],
        [
          "at hand",
          "at hand"
        ],
        [
          "around the corner",
          "around the corner"
        ]
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  ],
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        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "kuàiyào"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄎㄨㄞˋ ㄧㄠˋ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "faai³ jiu³"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "kuàiyào"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "kuàiyào"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "kʻuai⁴-yao⁴"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "kwài-yàu"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "kuayyaw"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "куайяо"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "kuajjao"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kʰu̯aɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ jɑʊ̯⁵¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "faai yiu"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "faai³ jiu³"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "fai³ yiu³"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/faːi̯³³ jiːu̯³³/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kʰu̯aɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ jɑʊ̯⁵¹/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/faːi̯³³ jiːu̯³³/"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "roman": "jíjiāng",
      "word": "即將"
    },
    {
      "roman": "jíjiāng",
      "word": "即将"
    },
    {
      "roman": "kědài",
      "tags": [
        "literary"
      ],
      "word": "可待"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien"
      ],
      "word": "咧欲"
    },
    {
      "roman": "jiāngyào",
      "word": "將要"
    },
    {
      "roman": "jiāngyào",
      "word": "将要"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese"
      ],
      "word": "就嚟"
    },
    {
      "roman": "zau6 faai3",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese"
      ],
      "word": "就快"
    },
    {
      "word": "就要"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien"
      ],
      "word": "得欲"
    }
  ],
  "word": "快要"
}

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