快
kuài
fast
Part of speech · adjective
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Examples
- 快点!Hurry!
- 车开得很快。The car drives fast.
Collocations
很快快点快要…了
Mnemonic
快 kuài "fast / soon / pleasant" — three senses. Opposite: 慢 màn (slow). 快要…了 marks imminent action ("about to"). Cognate of Korean kwae (快適 "comfortable") / Japanese 快 kai.
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Meaning of 快要…了?