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Meaning of 快

Pinyin kuài

Radical

忄

Strokes

Definition

fast / quick / swift

Usage

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快 [kuài] 形 (Adjective) 1. 速度大，与“慢”相对 (Fast; quick; rapid; speedy) 例：快车, 快件, 快步, 快速, 快捷, 快马加鞭 (e.g. express train, express delivery, quick step, high speed, quick, urging the horse to run faster) 2. 赶紧，从速 (Hurry; quickly) 例：赶快 (e.g. hurry up) 3. 将，就要；接近 (About to; nearly) 例：天快亮了 (e.g. the sky is about to brighten) 4. 灵敏 (Agile; quick-witted) 例：他脑子真快 (e.g. he is really sharp) 5. 锐利，锋利，与“钝”相对 (Sharp) 例：王麻子刀剪真快 (e.g. Wang Mazhi's knives are really sharp) 6. 爽利，直截了当 (Straightforward) 例：爽快, 心直口快, 快人快语 (e.g. straightforward, blunt) 7. 高兴舒服 (Happy; comfortable) 例：快乐, 愉快, 快感, 快事, 快慰 (e.g. happy, pleased, comforted) 名 (Noun) 1. 旧时州县衙门里任缉捕的差卒 (Policeman) 例：各县捕快捉来的强盗 (e.g. the policemen of various counties caught the bandits) 2. 赌博时撒出的头钱为“快”，表示“赢” (Earnings) 副 (Adverb) 将要 (About to) 例：我儿子已经快七岁了; 天快亮了; 那只鸡快死了 (e.g. my son is about to be seven years old; it is about to get light; that chicken is about to die) 本义 (Original Meaning) 高兴，痛快 (Pleasant; joyful) 造字法 (Character Formation) 形声。从心，(guài)声 (Pictophonetic; combines heart and the sound 'guai') 同本义 (Same Original Meaning) 1. 同本义 ([En.] pleasant) 引 (References) 1. 《说文》：快，喜也 (In "Shuo Wen," it states: 'kuai' means happiness.) 2. 《战国策·秦策》：文信侯去而不快 (In "Zhan Guo Ce," it states: 'Wenxin Hou left and he was not pleased.') 3. 《史记·魏公子列传》：心不快 (In "Shiji," it states: 'the heart is not happy.') 4. 《后汉书·班超传》：快意留之，非忠臣也 (In "Book of the Later Han," it states: 'If you are happy, leave it; you are not a loyal minister.') 5. 明·魏禧《大铁椎传》：则不快吾意 (In Ming, Wei Xi wrote: 'it did not please me.') 6. 明·高启《书博鸡者事》：若所为诚快 (In Ming, Gao Qi wrote: 'what you do is indeed pleasing.') 例 (Examples) 快观 (Pleasing; pleasing to see) 快吾意 (Makes me happy; aligns with my wishes)

乘龙快婿 chéng lóng kuài xù

ideal son-in-law

勤快 qín kuài

diligent / hardworking

尽快 jǐn kuài

as quickly as possible / as soon as possible / with all speed

很快 hěn kuài

soon / in no time / before long / by and by / in next to no time

加快 jiā kuài

to accelerate / to speed up

快速 kuài sù

fast / high-speed / rapid

愉快 yú kuài

cheerful / cheerily / delightful / pleasant / pleasantly / pleasing / happy / delighted

赶快 gǎn kuài

at once / immediately

痛快 tòng kuài

delighted / to one's heart's content / straightforward / also pr. [tong4 kuai5]

快步 kuài bù

quick step

快照 kuài zhào

snapshot / photo

最快 zuì kuài

fastest / at the soonest

快要 kuài yào

almost / nearly / almost all

快快 kuài kuài

quickly

不快 bù kuài

unhappy / in low spirits / (of a knife) not sharp

快船 Kuài chuán

Los Angeles Clippers (NBA team)

飞快 fēi kuài

very fast / at lightning speed / (coll.) razor-sharp

快活 kuài huo

happy / cheerful

快捷 kuài jié

quick / fast / nimble / agile / (computer) shortcut

欢快 huān kuài

cheerful and lighthearted / lively

爽快 shuǎng kuai

refreshed / rejuvenated / frank and straightforward

快慢 kuài màn

speed

快慰 kuài wèi

to feel pleased

捕快 bǔ kuài

bailiff responsible for catching criminals (in Imperial China)

方便快捷 fāng biàn kuài jié

convenient and swift / convenient and efficient

凉快 liáng kuai

nice and cold / pleasantly cool

快刀斩乱麻 kuài dāo zhǎn luàn má

lit. quick sword cuts through tangled hemp (idiom); decisive action in a complex situation / cutting the Gordian knot

大快朵颐 dà kuài duǒ yí

to gorge oneself / to eat heartily (idiom)

欣快 xīn kuài

euphoria / euphory

痛快淋漓 tòng kuài lín lí

joyous / hearty / spirited / incisive

爽爽快快 shuǎng shuǎng kuài kuài

in short order / straightforward

畅快 chàng kuài

carefree

眼疾手快 yǎn jí shǒu kuài

sharp eyes and agile hands or nimble fingers

先睹为快 xiān dǔ wéi kuài

joy of first experience (idiom) / the pleasure of reading sth for the first time

快乐 kuài lè

happy / merry

快艇 kuài tǐng

speedboat / motor launch

说时迟那时快 shuō shí chí nà shí kuài

Say it's too late

快递 kuài dì

express delivery

特快专递 tè kuài zhuān dì

express mail

快马加鞭 kuài mǎ jiā biān

to spur the horse to full speed (idiom) / to go as fast as possible

快马一鞭 kuài mǎ yī biān

Hurry up

快餐 kuài cān

fast food / snack / quick meal