# 就要 (jiùyào)

In Mandarin Chinese, 就要 (jiùyào) means “to be about to; will soon”. It is part of the HSK 2 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: to be about to; will soon
- Pinyin: jiùyào (jiu4 yao4)
- HSK 3.0 · Level 2

## Examples

- 火车就要开了。
  Huǒchē jiùyào kāi le.
  The train is about to leave.

## Characters

- [就](https://hanziro.com/word/jiu-then/) (jiù): then; precisely
- [要](https://hanziro.com/word/yao-want/) (yào): to want; will

https://hanziro.com/word/jiu-yao-be-about/

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