就要

• 拼音: jiù yào
• 汉字拆解: 就 (jiù) — then, at once; 要 (yào) — will, going to

含义

About to; will soon; on the point of. Indicates that something is going to happen in the very near future.

Used with 了 at the end of the sentence to emphasize that an event is imminent. Similar to 快要 but can be used with specific time expressions.

例句

1. 飞机就要起飞了。
2. 他就要回国了。
3. 电影就要开始了，快走吧。

用法指南

语境: everyday, urgency, future events

语气: anticipatory

正确说法

• 我就要毕业了。(I'm about to graduate.)
• 春天就要来了。(Spring is coming soon.)

错误说法

• 不要说'我就要了去' (Don't put 了 in the middle — it goes at the end of the sentence: 我就要去了)

起源与历史

Compound of 就 (then, at once) and 要 (will, going to). Together they emphasize immediacy.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal