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 快速 kuài sù fast / high-speed / rapid syn 加速 jiā sù to speed up / to expedite syn 高速 gāo sù high speed / expressway (abbr. for 高速公路[gao1su4 gong1lu4]) syn 加快 jiā kuài to accelerate / to speed up syn 减速 減速 jiǎn sù to reduce speed / to slow down syn 机关 機關 jī guān mechanism / gear / machine-operated / office / agency / organ / organization / establishment / institution / body / stratagem / scheme / intrigue / plot / trick / CL:個|个[ge4] 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 手动 手動 shǒu dòng manual / manually operated / manual gear-change 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 用具 yòng jù appliance / utensil / gear / equipment syn 急速 jí sù hurried / at a great speed / rapid (development) syn 齿轮 齒輪 chǐ lún (machine) gear / pinion (gear wheel) 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 渔具 漁具 yú jù fishing gear syn 火速 huǒ sù at top speed / at a tremendous lick syn 变速器 變速器 biàn sù qì gearbox / speed changer / gear 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 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) 排挡 排擋 pái dǎng gear (of car etc) syn 提速 tí sù to increase the specified cruising speed / to pick up speed / to speed up 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 换挡 換擋 huàn dǎng to change gear 开快车 開快車 kāi kuài chē to drive at high speed / (fig.) rush through one's work syn 咬合 yǎo hé (of uneven surfaces) to fit together / (of gear wheels) to mesh / (dentistry) occlusion / bite 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 新干线 新幹線 xīn gàn xiàn Shinkansen (Japanese high-speed train) 快慢 kuài màn speed syn 调速 調速 tiáo sù to adjust the speed 疾速 jí sù very fast / at high speed syn 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) 速配 sù pèi fast matchmaking / speed dating / (coll.) (Tw) (of a couple) to be a good match 慢速 màn sù slow / low-speed 兼程 jiān chéng to travel at double speed / to make all haste syn 自动挡 自動擋 zì dòng dǎng automatic transmission / auto gear shift 自动档 自動檔 zì dòng dàng automatic transmission (gear change) 换档 換檔 huàn dàng to change gear 高铁 高鐵 gāo tiě high speed rail 超高速 chāo gāo sù ultra high speed 手动挡 手動擋 shǒu dòng dǎng manual gear change / shift stick 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 排档 排檔 pái dǎng gear (of car etc) 电子警察 電子警察 diàn zǐ jǐng chá traffic camera / speed camera / closed-circuit TV police surveillance 差速器 chā sù qì differential (gear) 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 空挡 空擋 kōng dǎng neutral gear 变速杆 變速桿 biàn sù gǎn gear lever / stick shift 传动比 傳動比 chuán dòng bǐ transmission ratio / gear ratio 档 檔 dǎng (Tw) gear (variant of 擋|挡[dang3]) syn 奋笔疾书 奮筆疾書 fèn bǐ jí shū to write at a tremendous speed syn 兵贵神速 兵貴神速 bīng guì shén sù lit. speed is a crucial asset in war (idiom) / fig. swift and resolute (in doing sth) syn 乙种粒子 乙種粒子 yǐ zhǒng lì zǐ beta particle (electron, esp. high speed electron emitted by radioactive nucleus) 挂挡 掛擋 guà dǎng to put into gear / to engage the gear / gear change 低速挡 低速擋 dī sù dǎng low gear / bottom gear 高速挡 高速擋 gāo sù dǎng top gear / high gear 蜗杆副 蝸桿副 wō gǎn fù worm-gear pair / worm drive / worm and worm gear 跳挡 跳擋 tiào dǎng (of a car) to slip out of gear / to pop out of gear 单速车 單速車 dān sù chē single-speed bicycle / fixed-gear bicycle 末速 mò sù speed at the end of the trajectory / speed in the final stage 墙速 qiáng sù wall speed / peripheral speed 减速坎 減速坎 jiǎn sù kǎn speed breaker / speed bump 声速修正 聲速修正 sound velocity correction / velocity correction / sound speed correction / speed of sound correction 采集速度 acquisition speed / towing speed 拖船航速 tuō chuán háng sù acquisition speed / towing speed 探测速度 探測速度 search speed (of search head) / sweeping speed 清雷速度 clearance speed / rate of progress / speed of clearance 清雷进度 清雷進度 clearance speed / rate of progress / speed of clearance 满速 滿速 mǎn sù full speed / at full speed 刨齿 刨齒 bào chǐ gear-shaping 旅行装备 旅行裝備 lǚ xíng zhuāng bèi travel equipment / travel gear 倒车挡 倒車擋 dào chē dǎng reverse gear 差动齿轮 差動齒輪 chā dòng chǐ lún differential gear 换挡杆 換擋桿 huàn dǎng gǎn gear lever 换档杆 換檔桿 huàn dàng gǎn gear lever 挡位 擋位 dǎng wèi (in a manual car) gear (i.e. reverse, neutral, 1st, 2nd etc) / (automatic car) transmission mode (P, R, N, D etc) / (electric fan, cooker etc) setting / mode 牙机巧制 牙機巧制 yá jī qiǎo zhì ingenious gear machine / elaborate contraption 自动挂挡 自動掛擋 zì dòng guà dǎng automatic gear change 