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yào

要yàoyào
to be going to
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我wǒ　弟弟dìdi　明年míngnián　要yào　上shàng　大学dàxué，　他tā　很hěn　兴奋xīngfèn。wǒ dìdi míngnián yào shàng dàxué, tā hěn xīngfèn.
My younger brother will go to university next year, and he is very excited.
今天jīntiān　晚上wǎnshang　我们wǒmen　要yào　在zài　家jiā　安静ānjìng　地de　休息xiūxi。jīntiān wǎnshang wǒmen yào zài jiā ānjìng de xiūxi.
Tonight we will rest quietly at home.
你nǐ　明天míngtiān　要yào　参加cānjiā　这zhè　个gè　活动huódòng　吗ma？nǐ míngtiān yào cānjiā zhè gè huódòng ma?
Are you going to attend this event tomorrow?
她Tā　下午xiàwǔ　要yào　去qù　邮局yóujú　寄jì　东西dōngxi，　也yě　顺便shùnbiàn　帮bāng　我wǒ　签收qiānshōu　那个nàge　快递kuàidì。Tā xiàwǔ yào qù yóujú jì dōngxi, yě shùnbiàn bāng wǒ qiānshōu nàge kuàidì.
She is going to the post office this afternoon to mail something, and she’ll also sign for that delivery for me on the way.
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