就要
jiùyào
about to
Characters in this word
要 yào
- Strokes
- 9
- Radical
- 覀 — west, western, westward
- Made of
- 覀 west, western, westward 女 woman, girl
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 我就要走了。 Wǒ jiù yào zǒu le. I am about to leave.
- 天就要黑了。 Tiān jiù yào hēi le. It is about to get dark.
- 车就要来了。 Chē jiù yào lái le. The car is about to arrive.
Related words
- 就 jiù then, right away; just
- 早就 zǎojiù long ago already
- 成就 chéngjiù achievement
- 就是 jiùshì exactly; precisely
- 就业 jiùyè to get a job
- 要 yào to want; will, should
- 重要 zhòngyào important
- 不要 búyào do not; must not
- 快要 kuàiyào soon; about to
- 要求 yāoqiú requirement; request
- 只要 zhǐyào as long as; only need
- 主要 zhǔyào main; mainly