快要
HSK 2 (exam 2025)HSK 2 (2021)
快要 (kuàiyào) · to be about to
快要 (kuàiyào) means “to be about to; nearly”. It is written with 2 characters: 快 (fast) + 要 (to want). It is an HSK 2 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 快要 is built
The characters
快 kuài · fast
What 快 is made of
- 忄xīn — heart
- 八bā — eight
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 夬guài — decisive
- 大dà — big
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 人rén — person
- 大dà — big
Origin hint: A decisive 夬 will 忄; 夬 also provides the pronunciation (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
要 yào · to want
What 要 is made of
- 覀xī — west
- 女nǚ — woman
Origin hint: A woman 女 with hands on her waist 覀 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
快要下雨了。Kuàiyào xiàyǔ le.It's about to rain.
电影快要开始了吗？Diànyǐng kuàiyào kāishǐ le ma?Is the movie about to start?
Questions about 快要
What does 快要 mean?
快要 (kuàiyào) means “to be about to; nearly”.
How do you pronounce 快要?
快要 is pronounced kuàiyào.
Which HSK level is 快要?
快要 is in HSK 2 (exam 2025) and HSK 2 (2021).
Related words
- 快餐kuàicānfast food
- 快点儿kuài diǎnrhurry up
- 快乐kuàilèhappy
- 凉快liángkuainice and cool
- 赶快gǎnkuàiquickly
- 加快jiākuàito speed up
- 快速kuàisùfast
- 尽快jǐnkuàias soon as possible
- 快递kuàidìexpress delivery
- 痛快tòngkuàihappy
Learn 快要 with its group
It is part of HSK 2 (2021) · Group 20: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.