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正要

zhèng yào

2-character word

What 正要 means

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

The characters in 正要

• 正zhèngstraight; upright; proper
• 要yàoto want; to need; to ask for; will; shall; about to; need to; should

Example sentences

• 她正要出去。
  She was on the point of leaving.
• 我正要改呢。
  I was about to change it.
• 我正要去签到。
  Wǒ zhèngyào qù qiāndào.
  I'm going to check.
• 她正要去购物。
  She is just going shopping.
• 她正要离开家。
  She was about to leave the house.
• 我们正要进房间。
  We were just about to enter the room.

Sounds the same

Read zhèng yào, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 政要important political leader; government dignitary