快

The character "快" has 7 strokes. "快" is one of the 3500 commonly used characters. The character "快" has 1 pronunciations, . The pronunciations of "快" are "kuài" . View the stroke order of "快">>

The basic meaning of the Chinese character "快"

adj.: fast; quick; rapid; swift; （of a car,a boat,etc）speedy; quick-witted; nimble; clever; ingenious; (of knives, scissors, etc) sharp; keen; straightforward; forthright; pleased; happy; gratified

adv.: hurry up; make haste; soon; before long

n.: yamen runner

• fast : adj.快速移动的；快的；偏快的；紧固的；牢的；紧的；快速的；过于热乎的；刺激的；快速进行的
• quick : adj.快的；迅速的；急速的；匆匆的；理解得快的；反应快的；学得快的；聪明的；有才智的；短暂的
• rapid : adj.快的；迅速的；迅捷发生的；快速的
• swift : adj.迅速发生的；移动速度快的
• quick-witted : adj.颖悟的；机智的；机敏的
• nimble : adj.灵活的；敏捷的；敏锐的；机智的
• clever : adj.聪明的；伶俐的；健壮的；健康的；灵巧的；机敏的；熟练的；有才能的；明智的
• ingenious : adj.机灵的；有独创性的；具创造力的；设计精巧的；巧妙的
• keen : adj.热心的；热切的；渴望的；热情的；锋利的；敏锐的；尖锐的；低廉的；有竞争力的；优秀的；卓越的；极好的
• straightforward : adj.简单的；易做的；易懂的；诚实的；坦率的；坦诚的
• forthright : adj.直率的；直截了当的；径直前进的
• pleased : adj.高兴的；欣喜的；喜欢的；满意的；开心的；乐意的；洋洋自得的；自满的
• happy : adj.高兴的；幸福的；幸运的；巧妙的；有点醉意的
• gratified : vt.使满足；使满意；使高兴；（gratify的过去式）
• hurry up : 快点, 抓紧, 快点儿
• make haste : 赶忙；急着
• soon : adv.不久；很快；宁可；宁愿；快；早
• before long : 很快, 不久

Form words with "快"

显效快 produce quick effect

快进键 fast-forward key

快倒键 rewind button

心率快 tachycardia; accelerated heartbeat

长得快 grow fast

快干漆 quick-drying paint;quick-drying paint

快门锁 shutter-release lock

快车票 express ticket

收效快 get quick returns

走这般快 go this fast

学东西快 learn quickly; quick at learning

小丑快寄 clown express delivery

快结束了 be drawing to an end

说话语速快 speak quickly

走这快 go this fast

来得容易去得快 easy come, easy go; easily gained, easily lost

把书快递给某人 express a book to sb

Example phrases using "快"

• 打开一扇窗户吧，我都快窒息了。

  Can you open a window? I’m suffocating.

• 这种灯泡这么快就坏，质量太柴了。

  This bulb broke so soon due to its poor quality.

• 别吊人胃口了，快说谁得了第一名。

  Don’t keep us in suspense, and tell us who won the first prize.

• 新纪录比旧的只快0.11秒。

  The new record saved 0.11 second off the old one.

• 快八点了，你再不走，就得迟到了。

  It’s nearing eight o’clock. If you don’t set out, you’ll certainly be late.

• 快三十的人了，也该找对象了。

  You’re nearly thirty and it’s high time you began looking out for a spouse.

• 他把车开得那么快就是为了吓我们。

  He was driving fast just to scare us.

• 快期末考试了，得上紧复习功课了。

  As the final examination is approaching, we shall lose no time in revising our lessons.

• 给你说亮底话吧，咱们公司快倒闭了。

  To tell you the truth, our company is on the verge of bankruptcy.

• 这书架不够牢靠，快散架了。

  The bookshelf is not strong enough. It’s going to break.