jiù​yào HSK2

to be about to

Senses

就要 jiù​yào to be about to

Expresses that something is on the point of happening soon; often used in the 就要...了 jiù​yào... le pattern

就要 jiù​yào should

Expresses that something is required or should be done, equivalent to "ought to" or "must"

就要 jiù​yào even if

Used to introduce a hypothetical condition, typically followed by to mean "even if one wants to" or "even if one were to"

References

see 就要/就要 就要...了/就要...了
synonym 就要/就要 将要/將要
synonym 就要/就要 快要/快要
synonym 即将/即將 就要/就要
same_as 将要/將要 就要/就要