快 kuài rapid / quick / speed / rate / soon / almost / to make haste / clever / sharp (of knives or wits) / forthright / plainspoken / gratified / pleased / pleasant syn 速度 sù dù speed / rate / velocity / (music) tempo / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 高级 高級 gāo jí high level / high grade / advanced / high-ranking syn 快速 kuài sù fast / high-speed / rapid syn 加速 jiā sù to speed up / to expedite syn 高潮 gāo cháo high tide / high water / upsurge / peak of activity / climax (of a story, a competition etc) / to have an orgasm 高速 gāo sù high speed / expressway (abbr. for 高速公路[gao1su4 gong1lu4]) syn 高层 高層 gāo céng high-rise / high level / high class 加快 jiā kuài to accelerate / to speed up syn 减速 減速 jiǎn sù to reduce speed / to slow down syn 时速 時速 shí sù speed per hour 光速 guāng sù the speed of light 奔驰 奔馳 bēn chí to run quickly / to speed / to gallop syn 飞车 飛車 fēi chē fast-moving vehicle / to drive or ride a vehicle at high speed 超速 chāo sù to exceed the speed limit / to speed / high-speed 全速 quán sù top speed / at full speed syn 飞快 飛快 fēi kuài very fast / at lightning speed / (coll.) razor-sharp syn 急速 jí sù hurried / at a great speed / rapid (development) syn 高压 高壓 gāo yā (physics) high pressure / (meteorology) high atmospheric pressure / high voltage / systolic blood pressure / high-handed / oppressive syn 高昂 gāo áng to hold (one's head) high / expensive / high (spirits etc) syn 风速 風速 fēng sù wind speed 加紧 加緊 jiā jǐn to intensify / to speed up / to step up syn 神速 shén sù lightning speed / amazingly rapid / incredible pace of development syn 飞驰 飛馳 fēi chí to speed / to rush syn 限速 xiàn sù speed limit 车速 車速 chē sù vehicle speed 音速 yīn sù speed of sound syn 速率 sù lǜ speed / rate 火速 huǒ sù at top speed / at a tremendous lick syn 高调 高調 gāo diào high-sounding speech / bombast / high-profile syn 变速器 變速器 biàn sù qì gearbox / speed changer / gear 高位 gāo wèi high position / eminent status / top job / raised position / upper (limbs) / a high (i.e. local maximum) / high point on scale, high grade, temperature, latitude etc syn 开足马力 開足馬力 kāi zú mǎ lì to accelerate at full power (idiom) / at full speed / fig. to work as hard as possible syn 老总 老總 lǎo zǒng boss / sir (person with a leading role in an organization) / (after a surname) high ranking commander in the PLA / (Qing dynasty) high ranking government official / (old) courteous term used by the general populace in addressing a rank-and-file soldier or police officer syn 奔流 bēn liú to flow at great speed / to pour / racing current syn 低速 dī sù low speed 航速 háng sù speed (of ship or plane) 提速 tí sù to increase the specified cruising speed / to pick up speed / to speed up syn 昂首 áng shǒu head high / in high spirits / to raise one's head (e.g. of neighing horse) syn 疾驰 疾馳 jí chí to speed along syn 变速 變速 biàn sù to change speed / to shift gear / variable-speed 高亢 gāo kàng high-pitched and penetrating (musical instrument, voice etc) / high-spirited / fever-pitched (atmosphere) syn 开快车 開快車 kāi kuài chē to drive at high speed / (fig.) rush through one's work syn 束之高阁 束之高閣 shù zhī gāo gé tied up in a bundle on a high shelf / to put sth on the back burner / no longer a high priority syn 流速 liú sù flow speed / rate of flow 疾驶 疾駛 jí shǐ (of a vehicle) to travel at high speed syn 高科技 gāo kē jì high tech / high technology 新干线 新幹線 xīn gàn xiàn Shinkansen (Japanese high-speed train) 快慢 kuài màn speed syn 高新技术 高新技朮 gāo xīn jì shù high tech / high technology syn 高职 高職 gāo zhí vocational higher education institution (abbr. for 高等職業技術學校|高等职业技术学校[gao1 deng3 zhi2 ye4 ji4 shu4 xue2 xiao4]) / senior academic or professional title (abbr. for 高級職稱|高级职称[gao1 ji2 zhi2 cheng1]) / high-ranking employee (abbr. for 高級職員|高级职员[gao1 ji2 zhi2 yuan2]) / (Tw) vocational high school 调速 調速 tiáo sù to adjust the speed 增速 zēng sù to speed up / to accelerate / (economics) growth rate syn 实测 實測 shí cè to take measurements / measured (speed etc) / observed (as opposed to "estimated") / observational (astronomy) 高清 gāo qīng high definition (television etc) / high fidelity (audio) 高分 gāo fēn high marks / high score 速配 sù pèi fast matchmaking / speed dating / (coll.) (Tw) (of a couple) to be a good match 高技术 高技術 gāo jì shù high technology / high tech syn 偏高 piān gāo to be on the high side / to be unusually high 慢速 màn sù slow / low-speed 高清晰度 gāo qīng xī dù high definition (instruments) / high resolution 兼程 jiān chéng to travel at double speed / to make all haste syn 治学 治學 zhì xué scholarship / high-level study / to do scholarly research / to pursue a high level of study 高铁 高鐵 gāo tiě high speed rail 超高速 chāo gāo sù ultra high speed 快马加鞭 快馬加鞭 kuài mǎ jiā biān to spur the horse to full speed (idiom) / to go as fast as possible syn 速读 速讀 sù dú speed reading 急驰 急馳 jí chí to speed along 高热量 高熱量 gāo rè liàng high calorie (foodstuff) / high heat content 电子警察 電子警察 diàn zǐ jǐng chá traffic camera / speed camera / closed-circuit TV police surveillance 昂 áng to lift / to raise / to raise one's head / high / high spirits / soaring / expensive syn 驶 駛 shǐ (of a vehicle, horse etc) to go fast / to speed / (of a vehicle) to run / to go / (of a boat) to sail syn 驰 馳 chí to run fast / to speed / to gallop / to disseminate / to spread syn 轩 軒 xuān pavilion with a view / high / tall / high fronted, curtained carriage (old) syn 高不成低不就 gāo bù chéng dī bù jiù can't reach the high or accept the low (idiom) / not good enough for a high post, but too proud to take a low one 高 gāo high / tall / above average / loud / your (honorific) syn 第 dì (prefix indicating ordinal number, as in 第六[di4-liu4] "sixth") / (literary) grades in which successful candidates in the imperial examinations were placed / (old) residence of a high official / (literary) but / however / (literary) only / just syn 将军 將軍 jiāng jūn general / high-ranking military officer / to check or checkmate / fig. to embarrass / to challenge / to put sb on the spot syn 上校 shàng xiào high ranking officer in Chinese army / colonel 高度 gāo dù height / altitude / elevation / high degree / highly / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 公 gōng public / collectively owned / common / international (e.g. high seas, metric system, calendar) / make public / fair / just / Duke, highest of five orders of nobility 五等爵位[wu3 deng3 jue2 wei4] / honorable (gentlemen) / father-in-law / male (animal) syn 发烧 發燒 fā shāo to have a high temperature (from illness) / to have a fever / (fig.) to be fascinated with / to obsess over / (fig.) flourishing / thriving / popular syn 高跟鞋 gāo gēn xié high-heeled shoes 占有 佔有 zhàn yǒu to have / to own / to hold / to occupy / to possess / to account for (a high proportion etc) syn 大钱 大錢 dà qián large sum of money / old Chinese type of coin of high denomination syn 快感 kuài gǎn pleasure / thrill / delight / joy / pleasurable sensation / a high 敬意 jìng yì respect / esteem / high regard syn 高中生 gāo zhōng shēng senior high school student 高档 高檔 gāo dàng superior quality / high grade / top grade syn 天线 天線 tiān xiàn antenna / mast / connection with high-ranking officials 击掌 擊掌 jī zhǎng to clap one's hands / to clap each other's hands / high five syn 发热 發熱 fā rè to have a high temperature / feverish / unable to think calmly / to emit heat syn 高音 gāo yīn high pitch / soprano / treble 初中 chū zhōng junior high school (abbr. for 初級中學|初级中学[chu1ji2 zhong1xue2]) syn 高空 gāo kōng high altitude syn 敬爱 敬愛 jìng ài to respect and love / to hold in high esteem syn 高温 高溫 gāo wēn high temperature 高涨 高漲 gāo zhǎng to surge up / to rise / (of tensions etc) to run high syn 音调 音調 yīn diào pitch of voice (high or low) / pitch (of a musical note) / tone syn 