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快

kuài
HSK 2
#366 most
frequent character
rapid, quick, speed, rate, soon
adjective
verb

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

快 joins 忄 heart as the meaning part with 夬 guài as the sound part. It first meant 'to like, be happy'. From there it grew to 'carefree, worry free' and then to 'fast, agile'.

快 as a component in other characters

meaning1 character
筷
sound1 character
筷

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Example Sentences

他跑得很快。
tā pǎodé hěnkuài 。
He runs very quickly.
请快点儿,我们要迟到了。
qǐng kuài diǎnér , wǒmen yào chídào le 。
Please hurry up, we are going to be late.
她的反应很快。
tāde fǎnyìng hěnkuài 。
Her reaction is very quick.

Grammar Points

HSK 2
Expressing "about to happen" with "le"
快…了快要…了+1

Words with similar meanings

迅速xùnsù
speedy
More formal, often used in written language.
快速kuàisù
fast
Similar in meaning, but can imply a more consistent pace.

Homophones

HSK 1
块kuài
lump (of earth), chunk, piece
会kuài
(bound form) to reckon accounts

Words Starting With 快

快乐kuài lè
happy; merry
快活kuài huo
happy; cheerful

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Public Lists with 快

HSK 2
All words for the HSK 2 test
Basic Verbs
Core action verbs like 'go,' 'come,' 'eat,' 'see,' commonly encountered in HSK.
Common Adjectives
Descriptive words for size, quality, temperature, mood, and more.