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正要
Traditional Chinese
正要
Mandarin pinyin pronunciation
zhèng yào
Cantonese jyutpin pronunciation
/(jing3 yiu3 )
Short definition to be just about to
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All available English definitions to be just about toMDBG icon / to be on the point ofMDBG icon /
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Copyleft icon Cantofish icon Cantofish:
Copyleft icon MDBG icon MDBG: to be just about to; to be on the point of
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Sentence examples
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J a n e
正要(zhèng yào) to be just about to
离开(lí kāi) to separate
(jiā) home

Jane was about to leave the house.

我们( men) us
正要(zhèng yào) to be just about to
(jìn) to score a goal
房间(fáng jiān) room

We were just about to enter the room.

(wǒ) I
刚才(gāng cái) just now
正要(zhèng yào) to be just about to
(zhǎo) to seek
(nǐ) variant of 你, you (female)

I was about to go look for you.

我们( men) us
正要(zhèng yào) to be just about to
离开(lí kāi) to separate
的时候( de shí hòu) when
下雨了(xià yǔ le) to rain

We were just about to leave when it rained.

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