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Writing practice
About to Happen: 要…了 and 快…了
Write a short anecdote (50–120 characters) about a morning when you nearly missed a train: what time it left, who arrived early, when you finally got there, and what was about to happen.
- Use 就 for something that happened early or easily (七点就到了)
- Use 才 for something that happened late (才起床), with no 了
- Use 要…了 or 快(要)…了 for something about to happen
- Give at least two clock times, one with 差 or 刻
Pick with a tap, a number key or Space. A Chinese keyboard on your device works in the box below too.
0 characters · aim for 50–120