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'.
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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.
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