正要 – vocab dash

正要zhèngyào

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Meanings

1. to be just about to

2. to be on the point of

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Jane正要zhèngyào离开líkāi家jiā。

Jane was about to leave the house.

她tā正要zhèngyào离开líkāi家jiā。

She was about to leave the house.

我wǒ正要zhèngyào去qù写xiě一yī封fēng信xìn。

I was just going to write a letter.

我们wǒmen正要zhèngyào进jìn房间fángjiān。

We were just about to enter the room.

我wǒ正要zhèngyào离开líkāi家jiā的de时候shíhou电话diànhuà响xiǎng了le。

I was just about to leave the house when the telephone rang.

我wǒ正要zhèngyào改gǎi呢ne。

I was about to change it.