How to say “speed up” in Chinese
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“Speed up” in Chinese is 加快, jiā kuài: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
加快 is read jiā kuài: 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
力 “strength” and 口 “mouth”.
On the left, 忄 “heart”.
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 “加快”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 加快. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 我们要加快速度，否则来不及。wǒmenyàojiākuàisùdù,fǒuzéláibujíWe need to speed up, or we won't make it.
- 快下雨了我们加快了脚步kuàixiàyǔle,wǒmenjiākuàilejiǎobùIt was about to rain, so we quickened our pace.
More words from the lesson “Besides and on top of that”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “speed up” in Chinese?
“Speed up” in Chinese is 加快, pinyin jiākuài.
What does 加快 mean?
加快 (jiākuài) means “speed up”.
How do you write 加快?
加快 is 2 characters: 加 (jiā) — add; 快 (kuài) — fast; happy. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 加快?
加快 is read jiākuài. Tones: jiā — first tone, kuài — fourth tone. The page has an audio recording.
“speed up” in the lesson “Besides and on top of that”
This word is from the topic “Ecology and technology” 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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