How to say “speed” in Chinese
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“Speed” in Chinese is 速度, sù dù: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
速度 is read sù dù: 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.
A measure of all sorts of things: 温度 — temperature, 速度 — speed, 态度 — attitude.
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 “速度”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 速度. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 高铁的速度非常快。gāotiědesùdùfēichángkuàiHigh-speed trains go extremely fast.
- 我们要加快速度，否则来不及。wǒmenyàojiākuàisùdù,fǒuzéláibujíWe need to speed up, or we won't make it.
- 这座城市以惊人的速度发展，十年间人口增加了一倍。zhèzuòchéngshìyǐjīngréndesùdùfāzhǎn,shíniánjiānrénkǒuzēngjiāleyíbèiThis city is developing at an astonishing speed: in ten years its population has doubled.
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “speed” in Chinese?
“Speed” in Chinese is 速度, pinyin sùdù.
What does 速度 mean?
速度 (sùdù) means “speed”.
How do you write 速度?
速度 is 2 characters: 速 (sù) — fast; speed; 度 (dù) — degree, measure; spend time. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 速度?
速度 is read sùdù. Tones: sù — fourth tone, dù — fourth tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“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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