快
kuàiㄎㄨㄞˋ
Sino-Vietnamese: KHOÁI
Traditional: 快
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Meaning(adjective, adverb, vocab.word.pos.g)
rapid; quick; speed; rate; soon; almost; to make haste; clever; sharp (of knives or wits); forthright; plainspoken; gratified; pleased; pleasant
Vietnamese “khoái” means to enjoy; 快 means fast (joy only in 快乐, 愉快).
Examples
他跑得很快。
tā pǎo dé hěn kuài.
He runs very fast.
快点儿,要迟到了!
kuài diǎn ér, yào chí dào le!
Hurry up, we'll be late!
快到春节了。
kuài dào chūn jié le.
Spring Festival is almost here.
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Stroke order
KHOÁI · 7 strokes
rapid; quick; speed; rate; soon; almost; to make haste; clever; sharp (of knives or wits); forthright; plainspoken; gratified; pleased; pleasant
Related words
- 快乐 kuài lè — happy; joyful
- 愉快 yú kuài — cheerful; cheerily; delightful; pleasant; pleasantly; pleasing; happy; delighted
- 凉快 liáng kuai — nice and cold; pleasantly cool
- 赶快 gǎn kuài — quickly; at once
- 痛快 tòng kuài — delighted; to one's heart's content; straightforward; also pr. [tòng kuai]
- 尽快 jǐn kuài — as quickly as possible; as soon as possible
- 快活 kuài huo — happy; cheerful
- 爽快 shuǎng kuai — refreshed; rejuvenated; frank and straightforward