Chinese Conversation · Level 35
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Chinese word
赶快
Pronunciation
Pinyingǎn kuài
Meaning
- adverbquickly
Example
他病了，你赶快带他去医院。tā bìng le nǐ gǎn kuài dài tā qù yī yuàn
He's sick, so take him to the hospital as quickly as possible.
More examples
时间不多了，赶快上车吧。shí jiān bù duō le gǎn kuài shàng chē ba
There's not much time, so hurry and get on.
Core concept
A signal that an action should begin now rather than after a delay.
Common phrases
赶快出门gǎn kuài chū mén
leave quickly
赶快上车gǎn kuài shàng chē
hurry to get on
赶快准备gǎn kuài zhǔn bèi
hurry to prepare
Similar words
赶紧gán jǐn: Urges immediate action when delaying could cause a problem, in a casual spoken way.
马上mǎ shàng: Shows that something will happen right away or within a very short time.
立刻lì kè: Shows that an action must happen immediately, with no delay.
快点kuài diǎn: Casually tells someone to do something faster.
Definition in Chinese
表示急于行动、立刻去做某事的副词，常用于催促他人或自己马上开始一个动作。biǎo shì jí yú xíng dòng lì kè qù zuò mǒu shì de fù cí cháng yòng yú cuī cù tā rén huò zì jǐ mǎ shàng kāi shǐ yí gè dòng zuò
Word origin
The compound 赶 (gǎn, "hurry or urge") + 快 (kuài, "fast") connects urging with rapid action.
Usage tips
- The word is especially useful in spoken reminders and urgent suggestions, where it marks the speaker's time pressure rather than simply describing how fast an action happens.