剛要

See also: 刚要

Chinese

		hard; firm; strong hard; firm; strong; just; barely; exactly	important; vital; to want important; vital; to want; to be going to; must; demand; ask; request; coerce
trad. (剛要)		剛	要
simp. (刚要)		刚	要

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): gāngyào

  (Zhuyin): ㄍㄤ ㄧㄠˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gong¹ jiu³

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: gāngyào
    • Zhuyin: ㄍㄤ ㄧㄠˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: gangyào
    • Wade–Giles: kang¹-yao⁴
    • Yale: gāng-yàu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: gangyaw
    • Palladius: ганъяо (ganʺjao)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɑŋ⁵⁵ jɑʊ̯⁵¹/
    • Homophones:

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      edit edit 剛要 / 刚要 綱要 / 纲要

• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
    • Jyutping: gong¹ jiu³
    • Yale: gōng yiu
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gong¹ jiu³
    • Guangdong Romanization: gong¹ yiu³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɔːŋ⁵⁵ jiːu̯³³/
    • Homophones:

      edit edit 剛要 / 刚要 綱要 / 纲要

Adverb

剛要

1. just about to; just going to

Usage notes

Followed by the verb. 了 is not put at the end of the sentence, unlike with 快要 and 就要.

Synonyms

• 正要
• 快要