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kuài
HSK 2.0 Level 2 HSK 3.0 Level 1

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Definitions

  1. 1. rapid
  2. 2. quick
  3. 3. speed
  4. 4. rate
  5. 5. soon
  6. 6. almost
  7. 7. to make haste
  8. 8. clever
  9. 9. sharp (of knives or wits)
  10. 10. forthright
  11. 11. plainspoken
  12. 12. gratified
  13. 13. pleased
  14. 14. pleasant

Example Sentences

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財富並不總是為我們帶來 樂。
Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 798220)

Sentence data courtesy of Tatoeba.org.

Words Containing 快

快报
kuài bào

bulletin board

有话快说
yǒu huà kuài shuō

spit it out!

快信
kuài xìn

letter sent by express mail

乘龙快婿
chéng lóng kuài xù

ideal son-in-law

不吐不快
bù tǔ bù kuài

to have to pour out what's on one's mind (idiom)

快速记忆法
kuài sù jì yì fǎ

mnemotechnic method

联邦快递
lián bāng kuài dì

FedEx

快艇
kuài tǐng

speedboat

快照
kuài zhào

snapshot

快速
kuài sù

fast; high-speed; rapid

每日快报
měi rì kuài bào

Daily Express (newspaper)

快活
kuài huo

happy

快嘴
kuài zuǐ

unable to keep one's thoughts to oneself

快闪党
kuài shǎn dǎng

flash mobbers

愉快
yú kuài

cheerful

尽快
jǐn kuài

as quickly as possible

快闪记忆体盘
kuài shǎn jì yì tǐ pán

(computing) flash drive

不愉快
bù yú kuài

disagreeable

痛快淋漓
tòng kuài lín lí

joyous

快行道
kuài xíng dào

fast lane

快讯
kuài xùn

newsflash

特快车
tè kuài chē

special express

快可立
kuài kě lì

Quickly, tapioca milk tea franchise

开快车
kāi kuài chē

an express train sets off

快乐大本营
kuài lè dà běn yíng

Happy Camp (PRC TV series)

先睹为快
xiān dǔ wéi kuài

joy of first experience (idiom)

来得容易,去得快
lái de róng yì , qù de kuài

Easy come, easy go. (idiom)

快攻
kuài gōng

fast break

快件
kuài jiàn

express delivery; express mail or luggage

快慰
kuài wèi

to feel pleased

快意
kuài yì

pleased

快退
kuài tuì

fast-rewind (media player)

马无夜草不肥,人无外快不富
mǎ wú yè cǎo bù féi , rén wú wài kuài bù fù

a horse cannot get fat without an extra ration, a man cannot get rich without an extra income (idiom)

尽快
jìn kuài

see 儘快|尽快[jǐn kuài]

外快
wài kuài

extra income

身心爽快
shēn xīn shuǎng kuài

refreshment

有屁快放
yǒu pì kuài fàng

spit it out!

捞外快
lāo wài kuài

to make extra money

快步跑
kuài bù pǎo

to trot

快慢
kuài màn

speed

圣诞快乐
shèng dàn kuài lè

Merry Christmas

快车道
kuài chē dào

fast lane

眼明手快
yǎn míng shǒu kuài

sharp-sighted and deft

杀草快
shā cǎo kuài

diquat

快班
kuài bān

advanced stream (in school)

快步
kuài bù

quick step

不快
bù kuài

unhappy

快捷
kuài jié

quick

灵快
líng kuài

agile

快闪记忆体
kuài shǎn jì yì tǐ

(computing) flash memory

痛痛快快
tòng tong kuài kuài

immediately

快手
kuài shǒu

Kuaishou, Chinese social video sharing app

快乐幸福
kuài lè xìng fú

cheerful

快点
kuài diǎn

to do sth more quickly

快步流星
kuài bù liú xīng

to walk quickly

快餐部
kuài cān bù

snack bar

快餐店
kuài cān diàn

fast food shop

快闪存储器
kuài shǎn cún chǔ qì

(computing) flash memory

助人为快乐之本
zhù rén wéi kuài lè zhī běn

pleasure from helping others

快船
kuài chuán

Los Angeles Clippers (NBA team)

快感
kuài gǎn

pleasure

平快车
píng kuài chē

local express

松快
sōng kuai

less crowded

快熟面
kuài shú miàn

instant noodles

爽爽快快
shuǎng shuǎng kuài kuài

in short order

快递
kuài dì

express delivery

快感中心
kuài gǎn zhōng xīn

pleasure center

嘴快
zuǐ kuài

to have loose lips

快餐
kuài cān

fast food

敦豪快递
dūn háo kuài dì

DHL

赶快
gǎn kuài

quickly

特快
tè kuài

express (train, delivery etc)

加快
jiā kuài

to accelerate

快刀斩乱麻
kuài dāo zhǎn luàn má

lit. quick sword cuts through tangled hemp (idiom); decisive action in a complex situation

嘴快心直
zuǐ kuài xīn zhí

outspoken and frank (idiom)

勤快
qín kuài

diligent; hardworking

说时迟,那时快
shuō shí chí , nà shí kuài

(idiom) no sooner said than done

快餐交友
kuài cān jiāo yǒu

speed dating

令人不快
lìng rén bù kuài

unpleasant

大快朵颐
dà kuài duǒ yí

to gorge oneself

快门
kuài mén

shutter

快捷方式
kuài jié fāng shì

(computer) shortcut

凉快
liáng kuai

pleasantly cool

快乐
kuài lè

happy; joyful

大快人心
dà kuài rén xīn

to the satisfaction of everyone

快中子
kuài zhōng zǐ

fast neutrons

周末愉快
zhōu mò yú kuài

Have a nice weekend!

快速以太网络
kuài sù yǐ tài wǎng luò

Fast Ethernet

快马加鞭
kuài mǎ jiā biān

to spur the horse to full speed (idiom)

磨快
mó kuài

to sharpen

新年快乐
xīn nián kuài lè

Happy New Year!

热得快
rè de kuài

immersion heater

捕快
bǔ kuài

bailiff responsible for catching criminals (in imperial China)

爽快
shuǎng kuai

refreshed

性快感
xìng kuài gǎn

sexual pleasure

快捷键
kuài jié jiàn

(computer) shortcut key

快充
kuài chōng

fast charging

快钱
kuài qián

quick buck

快转
kuài zhuǎn

fast-forward

口快心直
kǒu kuài xīn zhí

see 心直口快[xīn zhí kǒu kuài]

欢快
huān kuài

cheerful and lighthearted

稍快板
shāo kuài bǎn

allegretto

快板
kuài bǎn

allegro

审美快感
shěn měi kuài gǎn

esthetic pleasure

飞快
fēi kuài

very fast

快闪族
kuài shǎn zú

flash mobbers

痛快
tòng kuài

delighted

渐快
jiàn kuài

to speed up gradually

快刀断乱麻
kuài dāo duàn luàn má

lit. quick sword cuts through tangled hemp (idiom); decisive action in a complex situation

火星快车
huǒ xīng kuài chē

Mars Express, a European Space Agency spacecraft launched in 2003

萝卜快了不洗泥
luó bo kuài le bù xǐ ní

when radishes are selling fast, one doesn't take the time to wash the soil off them (idiom)

快速动眼期
kuài sù dòng yǎn qī

REM sleep

快车
kuài chē

express (train, bus etc)

轻快
qīng kuài

light and quick

一吐为快
yī tǔ wéi kuài

to get sth off one's chest

心直嘴快
xīn zhí zuǐ kuài

frank and outspoken

心直口快
xīn zhí kǒu kuài

frank and outspoken (idiom)

敦豪快递公司
dūn háo kuài dì gōng sī

DHL

快要
kuài yào

nearly at the point of (doing sth); about to (do sth)

生日快乐
shēng rì kuài lè

Happy birthday

特快专递
tè kuài zhuān dì

express mail

畅快
chàng kuài

carefree

快闪
kuài shǎn

to depart as quick as a flash

快进
kuài jìn

fast-forward (media player)