about to; on the verge of
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesadverb
about to; on the verge of; on the point of
literaryUsed in formal or written Chinese to indicate that something is imminent or about to happen. Often appears with verbs of change or transition.
Dài代
biǎo表
tuán团
xíng行
jiāng将
qǐ启
chéng程
qián前
wǎng往
ōu欧
zhōu洲
。
The delegation is about to depart for Europe.
Zhè这
gè个
fǔ腐
xiǔ朽
de的
wáng王
cháo朝
xíng行
jiāng将
miè灭
wáng亡
。
This decadent dynasty is on the verge of collapse.
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Běn本
xué学
qī期
xíng行
jiāng将
jié结
shù束
。
The semester is drawing to a close.