be about to; soon
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Meanings
1 sense · 5 examplesadverb
be about to; soon; almost
neutralUsed before a verb or adjective phrase to indicate something is imminent or will happen very soon. Often used with '了' at the end of the sentence.
Qiān铅
bǐ笔
kuài快
yào要
yòng用
wán完
le了
，
zài再
mǎi买
jǐ几
zhī支
qù去
。
The pencils are about to run out, go buy a few more.
Guó国
qìng庆
jié节
kuài快
yào要
dào到
le了
。
National Day is almost here.
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Tā她
zhǎng长
de得
kuài快
yào要
gēn跟
mā妈
ma妈
yī一
yàng样
gāo高
le了
。
She has almost grown as tall as her mother.
Fēi飞
jī机
kuài快
yào要
qǐ起
fēi飞
le了
。
The plane is about to take off.
Tiān天
kuài快
yào要
hēi黑
le了
。
It's getting dark soon.