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What does 快要 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

快要 kuàiyào

about to; soon; almost

Its characters

  1. 快 kuài soon
  2. 要 yào to want

In a sentence

他快要睡着的时候,听到有人在叫他的名字。 He was about to fall asleep, when he heard his name called.

了坏事、正在受罚的妖怪:流沙河里一个吃人的妖怪,福陵山上一个长着猪脸的妖怪,一条快要被处死的小白龙,还有压在五行山下面的那只老猴子。

From 唐僧取经 · The Monk Sets Out

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