HSK Guide

快 kuài — fast, quick

kuài (fourth tone, falling)kuai4

fast, quick

HSK 2· HSK 1–4 (classic)Level 2· Three-band, nine-level standardadjectiveadverb
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Meanings

  1. fast, quick

    Fast. To describe how an action is performed, 快 comes after the verb with 得 — 他走得很快 — while before the verb it urges someone to hurry: 快来！

    adjective

  2. quickly, hurry up

    adverb

Example sentences

  • 他走得很快。Tā (first tone, high and level) zǒu (third tone, dipping) de (neutral tone) hěn (third tone, dipping) kuài. (fourth tone, falling)···

    He walks fast.

  • 快点儿，我们要走了。快點兒，我們要走了。Kuài (fourth tone, falling) diǎnr, (third tone, dipping) wǒmen (third tone, dipping) yào (fourth tone, falling) zǒu (third tone, dipping) le. (neutral tone)···

    Hurry up — we’re about to leave.

Common mistakes

  • Not quite我快跑。

    Correct我跑得很快。

    Before the verb, 快 tells someone to hurry, so 我快跑 sounds like "I’d better run quickly". To describe how you run as a fact, put 快 after the verb with 得.

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