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就要

zau6 jiu3

about to. Mand. only synonym: 快要. Cant. only synonym: 就嚟

Level: 3 Google Frequency: 4,050,000

就要

就 zau6 jiu4 - receive; undergo; exactly; precisely
要 jiu3 jiu1 yao4 yao1 - want

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咪下扒輕輕，講過就要做到粵 edit
Don't just say it, you must do it.

要成功就要一步一步嚟，千祈要切忌太急進粵 edit
Take things one step at a time; avoid being rash and hasty if you want to succeed.

你聽日就要？有啲噃粵 edit
You want it by tomorrow? That leaves me with too little time.

This word was added by tym on 14th Jul 2004 and last edited on 16th Aug 2006

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