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How to Say ‘Look, the red team is almost catching up!’ in Simplified Chinese

你看,红队快追上了!

nǐ kàn hóng duì kuài zhuī shàng le

[nee kàn hóng duì kuài zhuī shang le]

Phrase Breakdown

你看,

nǐ kàn

Look,

你看 (nǐ kàn) literally means 'you look'. It is used to draw someone's attention to something. Pause briefly after it.

Example

你看,下雨了。

Look, it's raining.

Words in this phrase

你

nǐ

[nee]

you

The informal or neutral word for “you,” suitable for peers or casual conversation.

Example

如果对方和你年纪差不多,可以说“认识你”。

If the other person is about your age, you can say “nice to meet you” with 你.

看

kàn

[kàn]

to look; to watch

To direct your eyes at something.

Example

我们一起看比赛。

Let's watch the match together.

红队

hóng duì

[hóng duì]

red team

The team identified by the color red in a competition.

Example

我们给红队加油吧。

Let's cheer for the red team.

快追上了!

kuài zhuī shàng le

is about to catch up!

快……了 (kuài…le) shows something is about to happen. 追上 (zhuī shàng) means 'to catch up'.

Example

他快追上我了!

He's about to catch up with me!

Words in this phrase

快

kuài

[kuài]

soon; almost

Used with 了 to say something is about to happen.

Example

我快到了。

I'm almost there.

追上

zhuī shàng

[zhuī shang]

to catch up with

To chase and reach someone who was ahead.

Example

他终于追上了前面的人。

He finally caught up with the person ahead.

了

le

[le]

change-of-state particle

Used with 快…了 to show something is about to happen.

Example

火车快来了。

The train is about to arrive.

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