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kuài
Main
English Definitionrapid; quick; speed; rate; soon; almost; to make haste; clever; sharp (of knives or wits); forthright; plainspoken; gratified; pleased; pleasant
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Traditional ScriptSame
Pinyinkuài
Effective Pinyin
(After Tone Sandhi)
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Zhuyin (Bopomofo) ㄎㄨㄞˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping)faai3
Part of Speech(形) adjective, (副) adverb
Proficiency Test LevelHSK.v3=1 TOCFL=2,5

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Words With Same Head Word    
快乐kuàilèhappy; merry
快速kuàisùfast; high-speed; rapid
快点儿kuàidiǎnrerhua variant of 快点
快点kuàidiǎnto do something more quickly; Hurry up!; Get a move on!
快递kuàidìexpress delivery
Words With Same Tail Word    
赶快gǎnkuàiat once; immediately
愉快yúkuàicheerful; cheerily; delightful; pleasant; pleasantly; pleasing; happy; delighted
痛快tòngkuàidelighted; to one's heart's content; straightforward
加快jiākuàito accelerate; to speed up
飞快fēikuàivery fast; at lightning speed; (coll.) razor-sharp
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