How to say “at lightning speed” in Chinese
at lightning speed, very fast
“At lightning speed” in Chinese is 飞速, fēi sù: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
飞速 is read fēi sù: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
On the left, 辶 “walk”; inside, 束 shù hints at the sound.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “飞速”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 飞速. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 这几年电商行业飞速发展zhèjǐnián,diànshānghángyèfēisùfāzhǎnIn recent years the e-commerce industry has been developing rapidly.
More words from the lesson “First-class and rapid”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “at lightning speed” in Chinese?
“At lightning speed” in Chinese is 飞速, pinyin fēisù.
What does 飞速 mean?
飞速 (fēisù) means “at lightning speed, very fast”.
How do you write 飞速?
飞速 is 2 characters: 飞 (fēi) — fly; 速 (sù) — fast; speed. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 飞速?
飞速 is read fēisù. Tones: fēi — first tone, sù — fourth tone. The page has an audio recording.
“at lightning speed” in the lesson “First-class and rapid”
This word is from the topic “Judgments and extremes” of HSK 6. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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