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正要 meaning in English

zhèngyào

to be just about to; to be on the point of

14 strokes

Meaning of 正要

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

zhèngyào
  1. to be just about to
  2. to be on the point of

正要 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

我wǒ们men正zhèng要yào进jìn房fáng间jiān。
We were just about to enter the room.
她tā正zhèng要yào离lí开kāi家jiā。
She was about to leave the house.
她tā正zhèng要yào出chū去qù。
She was about to leave.
Jane正zhèng要yào离lí开kāi家jiā。
Jane was about to leave the house.
我wǒ正zhèng要yào离lí开kāi家jiā的de时shí候hòu电diàn话huà响xiǎng了le。
I was just about to leave the house when the telephone rang.

Stroke order for each character

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正 zhèng · straight · 5 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5

要 yào · to want · 9 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6
  7. 7
  8. 8
  9. 9

Related words

Words that share a character with 正要.

正在zhèngzàito be in the process of (doing sth); to be currently ...-ing
重要zhòngyàoimportant; significant; major
不要bùyàodon't!; must not
只要zhǐyàoso long as; provided; if
真正zhēnzhènggenuine; real; true; really; indeed
就要jiùyàowill; shall
要求yāoqiúto request; to require
正常zhèngchángnormal; regular
正确zhèngquècorrect; sound; right; proper
正是zhèngshìis precisely
正好zhènghǎojust (in time); just right
主要zhǔyàomain; principal; major; primary

Questions about 正要

What does 正要 mean?

正要 (zhèngyào) means "to be just about to; to be on the point of".

How do you write 正要?

正要 is made of 2 characters: 正 (5 strokes), 要 (9 strokes). That is 14 strokes in total.