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快

kuài
HSK 1

“Rapid” in Chinese is 快 (kuài).

Other characters with the syllable kuai: see all 3 →

Meaning

  • rapid
  • quick
  • speed
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  • rate
  • soon
  • almost
  • to make haste
  • clever
  • sharp (of knives or wits)
  • forthright
  • plainspoken
  • gratified
  • pleased
  • pleasant

Example

我很快乐。

I'm very happy.

From 快乐 · Example sentence from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0).

Stroke Order

7 strokes

Words containing 快

快餐kuàicānfast foodHSK 2快乐kuàilèhappy; joyfulHSK 2快要kuàiyàonearly at the point of (doing sth); about to (do sth)HSK 2凉快liángkuaipleasantly cool (weather etc)HSK 2快点儿kuài diǎnrerhua variant of 快點|快点[kuai4 dian3]HSK 2赶快gǎnkuàiquickly; at onceHSK 3加快jiākuàito accelerate; to speed up; to hastenHSK 3快速kuàisùfast; high-speed; rapidHSK 3

More HSK 1 characters

爱àito love; to be fond of; to likeHSK 1八bāeightHSK 1爸bàfatherHSK 1吧babar (loanword) (serving drinks, or providing Internet access etc)HSK 1白báiBai ethnic groupHSK 1百bǎihundredHSK 1班bānteam; class; gradeHSK 1半bànhalfHSK 1帮bāngto helpHSK 1包bāoto coverHSK 1

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