How to Say ‘Almost; about to’ in Simplified Chinese
快
kuài
[kwai]
💬 Usage Tip: Before a verb, [快] often means "almost" or "about to," not "fast." You can reuse it in patterns like [快到了] "almost there" or [快下雨了] "it's about to rain."
Phrase Breakdown
快
kuài
[kwai]
almost; nearly; soon
Here it means something is about to happen very soon.
音乐太大了，我快听不清了。
The music is so loud that I can barely hear clearly now.
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