How to say “as soon as possible” in Chinese
as soon as possible
“As soon as possible” in Chinese is 尽快, jǐn kuài: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
尽快 is read jǐn 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
Second reading: jìn, “use up, to the end”.
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 “尽快”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 尽快. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 请尽快回复我的邮件qǐngjǐnkuàihuífùwǒdeyóujiànPlease reply to my email as soon as possible.
- 我们必须尽快作出决定wǒmenbìxūjǐnkuàizuòchūjuédìngWe have to make a decision as soon as possible.
- 名额有限请尽快报名míng’éyǒuxiàn,qǐngjǐnkuàibàomíngPlaces are limited, please sign up soon.
- 上级指示我们尽快解决这个问题shàngjízhǐshìwǒmenjǐnkuàijiějuézhègewèntíOur superiors instructed us to solve this problem as soon as possible.
More words from the lesson “Urgent work”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “as soon as possible” in Chinese?
“As soon as possible” in Chinese is 尽快, pinyin jǐnkuài.
What does 尽快 mean?
尽快 (jǐnkuài) means “as soon as possible”.
How do you write 尽快?
尽快 is 2 characters: 尽 (jǐn) — to the utmost; as much as; 快 (kuài) — fast; happy. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 尽快?
尽快 is read jǐnkuài. Tones: jǐn — third tone, kuài — fourth tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“as soon as possible” in the lesson “Urgent work”
This word is from the topic “Time: at once and little by little” of HSK 5. 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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