Chinese word

快速

Pronunciation

Pinyinkuài sù

Meaning

  • adjectivefast

Example

这是一列快速列车。zhè shì yí liè kuài sù liè chē

This is a fast train.

Illustration for 快速 (fast)

More examples

公司的快速发展吸引了投资者。gōng sī de kuài sù fā zhǎn xī yǐn le tóu zī zhě

The company's rapid development attracted investors.

Core concept

Movement, change, or response that reaches its next point in very little time.

Common phrases

  • 快速列车kuài sù liè chē

    fast train

  • 快速发展kuài sù fā zhǎn

    rapid development

  • 快速增长kuài sù zēng zhǎng

    rapid growth

Similar words

快kuài: Taking only a short time to move, act, or finish.
飞快fēi kuài: Moving or changing at an exceptionally high speed, almost in an instant.

Definition in Chinese

指以高速度完成某事或达到某状态，既可形容移动也可形容变化、反应等的迅速性zhǐ yǐ gāo sù dù wán chéng mǒu shì huò dá dào mǒu zhuàng tài jì kě xíng róng yí dòng yě kě xíng róng biàn huà fǎn yìng děng de xùn sù xìng

Word origin

快 (kuài, "quick") + 速 (sù, "speed") forms a compound for a high rate of movement, action, or change.

Usage tips

  • In everyday Chinese, this adjective often comes before a noun when describing transport, services, or processes, even where English may use an adverb instead.

Opposites

Related words

  • 快速地kuài sù dìquicklyadverb

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