快要

Chinese

		fast; quick; swift	important; vital; to want important; vital; to want; to be going to; must; demand; ask; request; coerce
trad. (快要)		快	要
simp. #(快要)		快	要

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): kuàiyào

  (Zhuyin): ㄎㄨㄞˋ ㄧㄠˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): faai³ jiu³

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: kuàiyào
    • Zhuyin: ㄎㄨㄞˋ ㄧㄠˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: kuàiyào
    • Wade–Giles: kʻuai⁴-yao⁴
    • Yale: kwài-yàu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: kuayyaw
    • Palladius: куайяо (kuajjao)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰu̯aɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ jɑʊ̯⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: faai³ jiu³
    • Yale: faai yiu
    • Cantonese Pinyin: faai³ jiu³
    • Guangdong Romanization: fai³ yiu³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /faːi̯³³ jiːu̯³³/

Adverb

快要

1. about to; on the point of; going to; soon; at hand; around the corner

   太陽快要落山了。 [MSC, trad.]
   太阳快要落山了。 [MSC, simp.]

   Tàiyáng kuàiyào luòshān le. [Pinyin]

   The sun is setting.

Usage notes

Followed by the verb. A 了 is always put at the end of the sentence, unlike with 正要, 将要, and 刚要.

Synonyms

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• 即將 / 即将 (jíjiāng)
• 可待 (kědài) (literary)
• 咧欲 (Hokkien)
• 將要 / 将要 (jiāngyào)
• 就嚟 (Cantonese)
• 就快 (zau⁶ faai³) (Cantonese)
• 就要
• 得欲 (Hokkien)

 

References

• “Entry #78129”, in 重編國語辭典修訂本 [Revised Mandarin Chinese Dictionary] (in Chinese), National Academy for Educational Research (Taiwan), 2021.