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快
kuài
1. rapid
2. quick
3. speed
4. rate
5. soon
6. almost
7. to make haste
8. clever
9. sharp (of knives or wits)
10. forthright
11. plain-spoken
12. gratified
13. pleased
14. pleasant
HSK 2 Very Common • Top 0% ✏️ 7 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

快
kuài
speedy, rapid, quick; soon
HSK 2 7 丶

Compound Words (20)

快活
kuàihuo
happy
HSK 6
快照
kuàizhào
snapshot
尽快
jìnkuài
see [[盡快|尽快<jǐnkuài>]]
HSK 5
快班
kuàibān
fast stream (in school)
快船
Kuàichuán
Los Angeles Clippers (NBA team)
快艇
kuàitǐng
speedboat
赶快
gǎnkuài
at once
HSK 5
快要
kuàiyào
almost
快讯
kuàixùn
newsflash
快跑
kuàipǎo
to run fast
加快
jiākuài
to accelerate
磨快
mókuài
to sharpen
勤快
qínkuài
diligent
尽快
jǐnkuài
as quickly as possible
HSK 5
嘴快
zuǐkuài
to have loose lips
痛快
tòngkuài
overjoyed
HSK 5
特快
tèkuài
express (train, delivery etc)
外快
wàikuài
extra income
爽快
shuǎngkuai
refreshed
HSK 6
凉快
liángkuai
nice and cold
HSK 4

Example Sentences (10)

听说您跟妻子结婚快二十年了？
Tīng shuō nín gēn qī zi jié hūn kuài èr shí nián le?
I heard you and your wife have been married for almost twenty years?
Text 3
时间过得真快，新的一年快要到了！
Shíjiān guò de zhēn kuài, xīn de yì nián kuài yào dào le!
Time flies, the new year is almost here!
Text 2
快五年了，你几乎没变化。
Kuài wǔ nián le, nǐ jīhū méi biànhuà.
It's been almost five years; you have hardly changed.
Text 4
快给我看看。骑得最快的那位是谁？
Kuài gěi wǒ kàn kàn. Qí de zuì kuài de nà wèi shì shéi?
Quick, let me see. Who is the fastest rider?
Text 2
快给我看看。骑得最快的那位是谁？
Kuài gěi wǒ kàn kàn. Qí de zuì kuài de nà wèi shì shéi?
Quick, let me see. Who is the fastest rider?
Text 2
快1米了，25公斤。
kuài yī mǐ le,èr shí wǔ gōngjīn.
Almost 1 meter tall, 25 kilograms.
Text 2
他让我多休息。休息得越多，好得越快。
tā ràng wǒ duō xiūxi.xiūxi de yuè duō,hǎo de yuè kuài.
He told me to rest more. The more I rest, the faster I get better.
Text 4
我的新礼物呢？快拿出来让我看看。
Wǒ de xīn lǐwù ne? Kuài ná chūlái ràng wǒ kàn kan.
Where's my new gift? Hurry up and take it out so I can have a look.
Text 1
我怎么看得见啊？你快过来帮忙啊。
Wǒ zěnme kàn de jiàn a?Nǐ kuài guò lái bāngmáng a.
How am I supposed to see? Hurry over and help.
Text 1
而且他的脾气也不错，结婚快十年了，我们俩几乎没因为什么事红过脸，很多人都特别羡慕我们。
érqiě tā de píqi yě búcuò, jiéhūn kuài shí nián le, wǒmen liǎ jīhū méi yīnwèi shénme shì hóng guò liǎn, hěn duō rén dōu tèbié xiànmù wǒmen.
And he has a good temper, too; we’ve been married almost ten years, the two of us have hardly ever argued about anything, and many people really envy us.
Text 5

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
2
Character Frequency Rank
365
Word Frequency Rank
68 of 84,292