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title: "快(要)…了 in Chinese Grammar: About to …, With Examples"
description: "快(要)…了: about to …. (快)要…了: something is about to happen. 4 real lines from stories, each word explained."
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# 快(要)…了

About to …

(快)要…了: something is about to happen.

## In stories

妞妞七岁，**快八岁了**。

[谁吃了爸爸的饺子？ · Who ate Dad’s dumplings?](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/who-ate-dads-dumplings#library-word-5-9) HSK 2

她们说：“王母娘娘**快要开蟠桃会了**，她要请很多客人来吃桃子、喝酒。”

[大闹天宫 · Havoc in Heaven](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/havoc-in-heaven-journey-to-the-west-easy-chinese-7#library-word-113-120) HSK 3

**快十二点了**，阳阳才穿着睡衣来开门。

[阳阳的画 · The man who draws all night](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/the-man-who-draws-all-night#library-word-84-89) HSK 3

同事笑着说：“中秋节**快到了**，这是给你的月饼。”

[月饼里面有什么？ · What are mooncakes?](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/what-are-mooncakes#library-word-57-60) HSK 3

[Read 谁吃了爸爸的饺子？](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/who-ate-dads-dumplings#library-word-5-9)

## More patterns

- [verb (+ 了) + duration (for how long) for … (how long … lasts)](https://mandarinthewild.com/chinese-grammar/duration)
- [verb + 了 + verb … briefly; … a little](https://mandarinthewild.com/chinese-grammar/v-le-v)
- [太 + adjective + 了 so …!](https://mandarinthewild.com/chinese-grammar/tai-le)
- [如果/要是…就… if …, then …](https://mandarinthewild.com/chinese-grammar/ruguo-jiu)
- [verb + 不了/得了 cannot …; can …](https://mandarinthewild.com/chinese-grammar/v-bu-liao)
- [为了…(而)… in order to …, …](https://mandarinthewild.com/chinese-grammar/weile-er)

## What does 快(要)…了 mean in Chinese?

About to …. (快)要…了: something is about to happen.

## How common is 快(要)…了?

It comes up in 18 readings of the 392 stories and articles in our free Library.

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Patterns found by our own parser; lines from our free Library.