HSK 2

快要 meaning in Chinese

kuàiyào

Without tone marks: kuaiyao

nearly at the point of, about to

adverb

Example

我快要激动得说不出话来了。

wǒ kuài yào jīdòng de shuōbuchū huà lái le.

I'm getting choked up.

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