快 kuài
- Strokes
- 7
- Radical
- 忄 — heart
- Made of
- 忄 heart 夬 decisive, certain
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
快要
kuàiyào
soon; 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
- 快要下雨了。 Kuàiyào xià yǔ le. It is going to rain soon.
- 我快要到了。 Wǒ kuàiyào dào le. I am almost there.
- 他快要睡了。 Tā kuàiyào shuì le. He is about to sleep.
Related words
- 快 kuài fast, quick
- 快餐 kuàicān fast food
- 快点儿 kuàidiǎnr hurry up
- 快乐 kuàilè happy
- 凉快 liángkuai pleasantly cool
- 赶快 gǎnkuài quickly; hurry up
- 加快 jiākuài to speed up
- 快速 kuàisù fast
- 尽快 jǐnkuài as soon as possible
- 快递 kuàidì express delivery; package
- 痛快 tòngkuài happy and satisfied
- 快活 kuàihuo happy; cheerful