Chinese word

时速

Pronunciation

Pinyinshí sù

Meaning

  • nounspeed

Example

货车的时速比较慢。huò chē de shí sù bǐ jiào màn

The truck's speed is relatively low.

Illustration for 时速 (speed)

More examples

高速列车的时速可以超过300公里。gāo sù liè chē de shí sù ké yǐ chāo guò 300 gōng lǐ

The speed of high-speed trains can exceed 300 kilometers per hour.

Core concept

The distance a moving thing covers in one hour, treated as its travel rate.

Common phrases

  • 平均时速píng jūn shí sù

    average speed

  • 最高时速zuì gāo shí sù

    maximum speed

  • 时速为shí sù wèi

    speed is

  • 时速达到shí sù dá dào

    speed reaches

  • 时速限制shí sù xiàn zhì

    speed limit

Similar words

速度sù dù: A measure of how fast a person or thing moves.
平均速度píng jūn sù dù: A travel rate found by dividing distance traveled by the time used.
瞬时速度shùn shí sù dù: The speed of something at a particular instant.
最高速度zuì gāo sù dù: The highest speed possible under particular conditions.

Definition in Chinese

表示物体在一小时内行驶的距离，用来说明每小时的速度，通常以公里/小时为单位。biǎo shì wù tǐ zài yì xiǎo shí nèi xíng shǐ de jù lí yòng lái shuō míng měi xiǎo shí de sù dù tōng cháng yǐ gōng lǐ xiǎo shí wèi dān wèi

Word origin

时 (shí, "time") + 速 (sù, "speed") combines a time span with the rate measured across it, giving the idea of speed per hour.

Usage tips

  • In conversational Chinese, 时速 (shísù, "speed") can be followed directly by a number and unit, a pattern that differs from English wording such as "a speed of 60 kilometers per hour".

Other meanings

  • kilometers per hournoun

Related words

  • 平均时速píng jūn shí sùaverage speednoun
  • 最高时速zuì gāo shí sùmaximum speednoun

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