How to Say ‘The red team is about to catch up!’ in Simplified Chinese
红队快追上了！
hóng duì kuài zhuī shàng le
[hóng duì kuài zhuī shang le]
💬 Usage Tip: 快…了 wraps around an action to mean "about to": 快到了 "almost there". 追上 means "catch up".
Phrase Breakdown
红队
hóng duì
[hóng duì]
red team
The team identified by the color red in a competition.
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) means 'about to'. 追上 (zhuī shàng) means 'to catch up'.
我们快到了！
We're almost there!
Words in this phrase
快
kuài
[kuài]
soon; almost
Used with 了 to say something is about to happen.
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.
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.
火车快来了。
The train is about to arrive.
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