How to say “high-speed” in Chinese
high-speed; expressway
“High-speed” in Chinese is 高速, gāo sù: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
高速 is read gāo 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
A picture of a tall tower.
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 “高速”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 高速. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 我们走高速公路吧wǒmenzǒugāosùgōnglùbaLet's take the expressway.
- 要是高速上堵车我们就换乘地铁yàoshigāosùshangdǔchē,wǒmenjiùhuànchéngdìtiěIf the expressway is jammed, we'll switch to the metro.
- 汽车在高速公路上行驶。qìchēzàigāosùgōnglùshangxíngshǐThe car is traveling on the highway.
- 放着高速不走，为什么要走这条小路？fàngzhegāosùbùzǒu,wèishénmeyàozǒuzhètiáoxiǎolùWhy take this narrow road when there's a highway?
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “high-speed” in Chinese?
“High-speed” in Chinese is 高速, pinyin gāosù.
What does 高速 mean?
高速 (gāosù) means “high-speed; expressway”.
How do you write 高速?
高速 is 2 characters: 高 (gāo) — tall, high; 速 (sù) — fast; speed. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 高速?
高速 is read gāosù. Tones: gāo — first tone, sù — fourth tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“high-speed” in the lesson “How we'll get there”
This word is from the topic “On the road: transportation” of HSK 4. 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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