快

Rapid in Chinese: 快 (kuài)

kuài

rapid

HSK 22 example sentences

Definitions

  1. 1rapid
  2. 2quick
  3. 3speed
  4. 4rate
  5. 5soon
  6. 6almost
  7. 7to make haste
  8. 8clever
  9. 9sharp (of knives or wits)
  10. 10forthright
  11. 11plainspoken
  12. 12gratified
  13. 13pleased
  14. 14pleasant

Stroke order

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快

Zhuyin

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ㄎㄨㄞˋ

kuài

ㄎ/ kㄨ/ uㄞ/ aiˋ/ fourth tone

Example sentences

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  • 越快越好。

    yuè kuài yuè hǎo。

    The sooner, the better.

  • 我快走了。

    wǒ kuài zǒu le。

    I'm about to leave.

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Related words

快乐

kuài lè

happy

凉快

liáng kuai

nice and cold

愉快

yú kuài

cheerful

赶快

gǎn kuài

quickly

痛快

tòng kuài

delighted

快餐

kuài cān

fast food

快要

kuài yào

nearly at the point of (doing sth)

加快

jiā kuài

to accelerate

快速

kuài sù

fast

尽快

jǐn kuài

as quickly as possible

快递

kuài dì

express delivery

快活

kuài huo

happy

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