How to Say ‘Am about to leave home’ in Traditional Chinese
要出門
yào chū mén
[yaow choo men]
💬 Usage Tip: [要] before a verb often means "be about to," not always "want to." So [要出門] here is "about to head out," like [要下雨了] "it's about to rain."
Phrase Breakdown
要
yào
[yaow]
going to; about to; want to
Often used before a verb to show intention or something about to happen.
我要出門買晚餐。
I’m going out to buy dinner.
出門
chū mén
[choo men]
go out; leave the house
Means to head बाहर from home or leave for somewhere.
下雨了，他還是要出門。
It started raining, but he still has to go out.
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