Chinese–EnglishWith examples

快

kuài · kuai

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

HSK 1Old HSK 2

Meaning

CC-CEDICT
  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. plainspoken
  12. gratified
  13. pleased
  14. pleasant

In a sentence

2 examples
01

不(bú)要(yào)走(zǒu)得(de)那(nà)么(me)快(kuài)！我(wǒ)跟(gēn)不(bu)上(shàng)你(nǐ)们(men)了(le)。

Don't walk so fast! I can't keep up with you.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by Swift · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

喏(nuò)，快(kuài)看(kàn)快(kuài)看(kàn)！那(nà)有(yǒu)一(yí)道(dào)巨(jù)大(dà)的(de)彩(cǎi)虹(hóng)！

Oh, look, look! There's a big rainbow over there!

Tatoeba: Chinese by SbrAkr · English by WestofEden · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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