Chinese phrase
要〜 yào 〜
Meaning
be about to ___
When to use it
Expresses that an action or event is about to happen. It is placed before a verb to describe the immediate future, without necessarily adding urgency.
Example dialogue
电影要开始了。 diàn yǐng yào kāi shǐ le
The movie is about to start.
那我们快进去吧。 nà wǒ men kuài jìn qù ba
Then let's hurry inside.