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就要
jiùyào
1. will
2. shall
3. to be going to

Character Breakdown

就
jiù
just, simply; to go to; to approach, near
HSK 2 12 丶
要
yào
essential, necessary; to ask for; to coerce; to demand
HSK 2 9 丶

Example Sentences (8)

李老师，我下个月5号就要结婚了。
Lǐ lǎoshī, wǒ xià gè yuè wǔ hào jiù yào jié hūn le.
Teacher Li, I'm getting married on the 5th of next month.
Text 2
客人就要来了，你怎么还不打扫房间啊？
kè rén jiù yào lái le, nǐ zěnme hái bù dǎsǎo fángjiān a?
The guests are about to arrive—why haven’t you cleaned the room yet?
Text 1
听说你下个星期就要回国了？
Tīng shuō nǐ xià gè xīngqī jiù yào huíguó le?
I heard you're going back to your country next week?
Text 2
今天是12月20日，新年就要到了。
Jīntiān shì shí'èr yuè èrshí rì, xīnnián jiù yào dào le.
Today is December 20th, and the New Year is almost here.
Text 1
比赛马上就要开始了，小云怎么还没来？
bǐsài mǎshàng jiù yào kāishǐ le, xiǎo yún zěnme hái méi lái?
The match is about to start; why hasn't Xiaoyun arrived yet?
Text 2
快点吧，飞机就要起飞了。
Kuài diǎn ba, fēijī jiù yào qǐfēi le.
Hurry up, the plane is about to take off.
Text 3
你怎么这么早就要睡觉了？以前都要12点以后才睡觉。
nǐ zěnme zhème zǎo jiù yào shuìjiào le? yǐqián dōu yào shí'èr diǎn yǐhòu cái shuìjiào.
Why are you going to sleep so early? You used to not go to bed until after 12 o'clock.
Text 1
我明天8点就要到公司。
wǒ míngtiān bā diǎn jiù yào dào gōngsī.
I have to be at the company by 8 tomorrow.
Text 1

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