加
速

To speed up in Chinese: 加速 (jiā sù)

jiā sù

to speed up

HSK 3.0 Level 51 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1to speed up
  2. 2to expedite

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加
速

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ㄐㄧㄚ

jiā

ㄐ/ jㄧ/ iㄚ/ a—/ first tone

ㄙㄨˋ

sù

ㄙ/ sㄨ/ uˋ/ fourth tone

Example sentences

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  • 车子突然加速，吓了我一跳。

    chē zi tū rán jiā sù， xià le wǒ yí tiào。

    The car suddenly sped up and startled me.

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Related words

加

jiā

to add

参加

cān jiā

to participate

加班

jiā bān

to work overtime

速度

sù dù

speed

增加

zēng jiā

to raise

高速

gāo sù

high speed

更加

gèng jiā

more (than sth else)

迅速

xùn sù

rapid

加油

jiā yóu

to add oil

加工

jiā gōng

to process

加快

jiā kuài

to accelerate

加强

jiā qiáng

to reinforce

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