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快要

kuài yào
HSK 2

English Meaning

nearly at the point of (doing sth); about to (do sth)

Authentic Cinema Dialogue 3 CURATED EVIDENCE CLIPS
我真的快要憋死了 我现在每天看到他
HSK 2 00:02
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1. PREVIOUS

我已经不想再等了

“I'm tired of waiting.”

“I'm suffocating. Every time I see him,”

3. NEXT

我都恨不得冲他破口大骂 拿着东西朝他脸上扔过去

“I want to scream curses at him and throw things in his face.”

《夜色正浓》 · social_and_dating
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相爷就快要来了
HSK 2 00:01
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💡 INTENT:

“Hurry up and move right now, or we will be caught.”

1. PREVIOUS

侯爷 请

“[Action Through Inaction] Your Lordship, please.”

“[Action Through Inaction] The Prime Minister will arrive shortly.”

3. NEXT

走走走

“Let's go.”

《逐玉》 · historical_and_court
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你知道她快要病死了吗
HSK 2 00:01
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💡 INTENT:

“How can you be so oblivious and heartless when she is literally dying?”

1. PREVIOUS

她就只穿了那一件病号服

“And she only wore one hospital gown.”

“Did you know she was deathly ill?”

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她这几个月是怎么过来的

“How did she survive those months?”

《隐身的名字》 · crisis_and_conflict
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