要走

be about to leave; be going to go, still have (a distance or part of a journey) to go

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phrase Very common #929

be about to leave; be going to go 要走 expresses an intended or imminent departure. The context shows whether it means “plan to leave” or “be about to leave.”

CH: 你就要走了，是吗？

EN: You’re about to leave, aren’t you?

明天早上又要走去云南做生意

Tomorrow morning, I’ll be heading to Yunnan again to do business.

— 大红灯笼高高挂 (1991)

你们要走大熊和虎姬会来

If you leave, Big Bear and Tiger Princess will come.

— 守夜人 (2004)

喂，我要走啰

Hey, I'm heading out.

— 起风了 (2013)

我们要走回家

We have to walk home.

— 幸福的拉扎罗 (2018)

我要走

I have to go.

— 赫鲁斯塔廖夫，开车！ (1999)

要走啊

Are you leaving?

— Hi, Mom (2021)

要走的话快走吧

If you're going to leave, then go ahead.

— 釜山行 (2016)

妳真的要走吗？

Are you really leaving?

— 巴菲的奇妙命运 (2012)

大家自己聊，她可能要走很久

You all chat among yourselves; she may be gone for quite a while.

— 大病 (2017)

克劳迪奥要走

Claudio is leaving.

— 巴克劳 (2019)

道别，要走

Say goodbye; it’s time to leave.

— 美丽人生 (1997)

我当然要走

Of course I have to go.

— 机械师 (2004)

事实上，我明早便要走

In fact, I’m leaving tomorrow morning.

— 黑潮 (1992)

您也要走吗?

Are you leaving too?

— 放牛班的春天 (2004)

我们假装要走听着，奥雷里奥…

We pretend we're leaving. Listen, Aurelio…

— 阿玛柯德 (1973)

我们要走

We have to go.

— 恶魔 (1955)

她知与不知我也是要走的！

Whether she knows it or not, I'm leaving anyway!

— 阿飞正传 (1990)

人们敲我的门，问我为什么要走。

People knock on my door and ask me why I’m leaving.

要走却不告诉一声

You were leaving without even saying goodbye.

— 白丝带 (2009)

不是你自个儿说要走的吗

Weren’t you the one who said you wanted to leave?

— 阳光灿烂的日子 (1994)

很高兴没来晚有人告诉我你要走…我给你打过电话,

I’m glad I didn’t arrive too late. Someone told me you were leaving... I called you.

— 这个男人来自地球 (2007)

你就要走了，是吗？

You're leaving already, aren't you?

毕竟，我提前半年就告诉了人们自己要走哪条航线。

After all, I told people six months in advance which route I was going to take.

要走吗

Are you leaving?

— 看见恶魔 (2010)

在我要走的时候，我帮她脱了鞋子

When I was about to leave, I helped her take off her shoes.

— 重庆森林 (1994)

你来的时候我刚好要走。

I was just about to leave when you arrived.

phrase Rare #15,711

still have (a distance or part of a journey) to go Used for distance or progress that remains ahead.

CH: 你的人生还有很长的路要走！

EN: You still have a long way to go in life!

我刚刚才开始，还有很长的路要走，你明白吗？

I’ve only just started, and I still have a long way to go. Do you understand?

— 黑色的风采 (2005)

要走一日

It will take a day to get there.

— 七武士 (1954)

安静，要走四天才能到另一边

Quiet—it takes four days to reach the other side.

— 指环王1：护戒使者 (2001)

两分钟有一个要走两分钟的隧道应该能过去的吧

There’s a tunnel that takes two minutes to walk through, so we should be able to make it through in two minutes, right?

— 釜山行 (2016)

你的人生还有很长的路要走！

You still have a long way to go in life!

— 趣味游戏 (1997)

我真的有急事要走

I really have to go—it's urgent.

— 美人鱼 (2016)

阿姆有自己的路要走

Amu has her own path to follow.

— I Am What I Am (2021)

然后你要走

Then you have to leave.

— 热辣滚烫 (2024)