快要 kuài yào ㄎㄨㄞˋ ㄧㄠˋ faai3 jiu3 HSK 2 進階級 · Level 3
- nearly at the point of (doing sth); about to (do sth)
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快
- 尽快 儘快 jǐn kuài ㄐㄧㄣˇ ㄎㄨㄞˋ zeon2 faai3 as quickly as possible; as soon as possible
- 加快 jiā kuài ㄐㄧㄚ ㄎㄨㄞˋ gaa1 faai3 to accelerate; to speed up; to hasten
- 勤快 qín kuài ㄑㄧㄣˊ ㄎㄨㄞˋ kan4 faai3 diligent; hardworking
- 快捷 kuài jié ㄎㄨㄞˋ ㄐㄧㄝˊ faai3 zit3 quick
- 快乐 快樂 kuài lè ㄎㄨㄞˋ ㄌㄜˋ faai3 lok6 happy; joyful
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- 快活 kuài huo ㄎㄨㄞˋ ˙ㄏㄨㄛ faai3 wut6 happy
- 快车 快車 kuài chē ㄎㄨㄞˋ ㄔㄜ faai3 ce1 express (train, bus etc)
- 快速 kuài sù ㄎㄨㄞˋ ㄙㄨˋ faai3 cuk1 fast; high-speed; rapid
- 快递 快遞 kuài dì ㄎㄨㄞˋ ㄉㄧˋ faai3 dai6 express delivery
- 快餐 kuài cān ㄎㄨㄞˋ ㄘㄢ faai3 caan1 fast food
- 愉快 yú kuài ㄩˊ ㄎㄨㄞˋ jyu4 faai3 cheerful; happy; pleasant; delighted
- 欢快 歡快 huān kuài ㄏㄨㄢ ㄎㄨㄞˋ fun1 faai3 cheerful and lighthearted
- 凉快 涼快 liáng kuai ㄌㄧㄤˊ ˙ㄎㄨㄞ loeng4 faai3 pleasantly cool (weather etc)
- 爽快 shuǎng kuai ㄕㄨㄤˇ ˙ㄎㄨㄞ song2 faai3 refreshed
- 特快 tè kuài ㄊㄜˋ ㄎㄨㄞˋ dak6 faai3 express (train, delivery etc)
- 痛快 tòng kuài ㄊㄨㄥˋ ㄎㄨㄞˋ tung3 faai3 delighted
- 赶快 趕快 gǎn kuài ㄍㄢˇ ㄎㄨㄞˋ gon2 faai3 quickly; at once
- 飞快 飛快 fēi kuài ㄈㄟ ㄎㄨㄞˋ fei1 faai3 very fast
- 快点儿 快點兒 kuài diǎn r ㄎㄨㄞˋ ㄉㄧㄢˇ ㄦ faai3 dim2 ji4 erhua variant of 快点
- 不快 bù kuài ㄅㄨˋ ㄎㄨㄞˋ bat1 faai3 unhappy
要
- 不要 bù yào ㄅㄨˋ ㄧㄠˋ bat1 jiu3 don't!; must not
- 主要 zhǔ yào ㄓㄨˇ ㄧㄠˋ zyu2 jiu3 main; principal; major; primary
- 只要 zhǐ yào ㄓˇ ㄧㄠˋ zi2 jiu3 so long as; provided; if
- 将要 將要 jiāng yào ㄐㄧㄤ ㄧㄠˋ zoeng1 jiu3 will
- 就要 jiù yào ㄐㄧㄡˋ ㄧㄠˋ zau6 jiu3 will
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- 必要 bì yào ㄅㄧˋ ㄧㄠˋ bit1 jiu3 necessary
- 次要 cì yào ㄘˋ ㄧㄠˋ ci3 jiu3 secondary
- 简要 簡要 jiǎn yào ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄧㄠˋ gaan2 jiu3 concise
- 纲要 綱要 gāng yào ㄍㄤ ㄧㄠˋ gong1 jiu3 outline
- 要不 yào bù ㄧㄠˋ ㄅㄨˋ jiu3 bat1 otherwise
- 要命 yào mìng ㄧㄠˋ ㄇㄧㄥˋ jiu3 meng6 to cause sb's death
- 要好 yào hǎo ㄧㄠˋ ㄏㄠˇ jiu3 hou2 to be on good terms
- 要害 yào hài ㄧㄠˋ ㄏㄞˋ jiu3 hoi6 vital part
- 要强 要強 yào qiáng ㄧㄠˋ ㄑㄧㄤˊ jiu3 koeng4 eager to excel
- 要是 yào shi ㄧㄠˋ ˙ㄕ jiu3 si6 (coll.) if
- 要求 yāo qiú ㄧㄠ ㄑㄧㄡˊ jiu1 kau4 to request
- 要犯 yào fàn ㄧㄠˋ ㄈㄢˋ jiu3 faan2 major criminal
- 要素 yào sù ㄧㄠˋ ㄙㄨˋ jiu3 sou3 essential factor
- 要紧 要緊 yào jǐn ㄧㄠˋ ㄐㄧㄣˇ jiu3 gan2 important
- 要领 要領 yào lǐng ㄧㄠˋ ㄌㄧㄥˇ jiu3 ling5 main aspects
Idioms with these characters
- 不吐不快 bù tǔ bù kuài ㄅㄨˋ ㄊㄨˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄎㄨㄞˋ bat1 tou3 bat1 faai3 to have to pour out what's on one's mind (idiom)
- 大快朵颐 大快朵頤 dà kuài duǒ yí ㄉㄚˋ ㄎㄨㄞˋ ㄉㄨㄛˇ ㄧˊ daai6 faai3 do2 ji4 (idiom) to eat with great relish; to feast on (sth)
- 快马加鞭 快馬加鞭 kuài mǎ jiā biān ㄎㄨㄞˋ ㄇㄚˇ ㄐㄧㄚ ㄅㄧㄢ faai3 maa5 gaa1 bin1 to spur the horse to full speed (idiom)
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- 先睹为快 先睹為快 xiān dǔ wéi kuài ㄒㄧㄢ ㄉㄨˇ ㄨㄟˊ ㄎㄨㄞˋ sin1 dou2 wai4 faai3 (idiom) to consider it a pleasure to be among the first to read (or watch or enjoy)
- 心直口快 xīn zhí kǒu kuài ㄒㄧㄣ ㄓˊ ㄎㄡˇ ㄎㄨㄞˋ sam1 zik6 hau2 faai3 frank and outspoken (idiom)
- 眼疾手快 yǎn jí shǒu kuài ㄧㄢˇ ㄐㄧˊ ㄕㄡˇ ㄎㄨㄞˋ ngaan5 zat6 sau2 faai3 (idiom) sharp-eyed and adroit
- 嘴快心直 zuǐ kuài xīn zhí ㄗㄨㄟˇ ㄎㄨㄞˋ ㄒㄧㄣ ㄓˊ zeoi2 faai3 sam1 zik6 outspoken and frank (idiom)
- 简明扼要 簡明扼要 jiǎn míng è yào ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄜˋ ㄧㄠˋ gaan2 ming4 aak1 jiu3 brief and to the point (idiom)
- 紧要关头 緊要關頭 jǐn yào guān tóu ㄐㄧㄣˇ ㄧㄠˋ ㄍㄨㄢ ㄊㄡˊ gan2 jiu3 gwaan1 tau4 urgent and important moment (idiom); critical juncture
- 切中要害 qiè zhòng yào hài ㄑㄧㄝˋ ㄓㄨㄥˋ ㄧㄠˋ ㄏㄞˋ cit3 zung3 jiu3 hoi6 to hit the target and do real damage (idiom)
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Example sentences
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船 快要 开 開 了 。
The ship is about to set sail.
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快要 六 点 點 了 。
It's almost six.
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他 快要 睡 了 。
He was just on the verge of going to sleep.
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你 快要 走 了 。
You will be going soon.
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天 快要 下雨 了 。
It's going to rain.
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