快 kuài rapid / quick / speed / rate / soon / almost / to make haste / clever / sharp (of knives or wits) / forthright / plainspoken / gratified / pleased / pleasant syn 机 機 jī (bound form) machine / mechanism / (bound form) aircraft / (bound form) an opportunity / (bound form) crucial point / pivot / (bound form) quick-witted / flexible / (bound form) organic syn 作用 zuò yòng to act on / to affect / action / function / activity / impact / result / effect / purpose / intent / (suffix) -ation, -tion etc, as in 抑制作用[yi4 zhi4 zuo4 yong4], inhibition syn 心灵 心靈 xīn líng bright / smart / quick-witted / heart / thoughts / spirit syn 工程 gōng chéng engineering / an engineering project / project / undertaking / CL:個|个[ge4],項|项[xiang4] syn 影响力 影響力 yǐng xiǎng lì influence / impact 冲击 衝擊 chōng jī to attack / to batter / (of waves) to pound against / shock / impact syn 机灵 機靈 jī ling clever / quick-witted syn 快餐 kuài cān fast food / snack / quick meal 敏捷 mǐn jié nimble / quick / shrewd syn 灵敏 靈敏 líng mǐn smart / clever / sensitive / keen / quick / sharp syn 快步 kuài bù quick step syn 机智 機智 jī zhì quick-witted / resourceful syn 快捷 kuài jié quick / fast / nimble / agile / (computer) shortcut syn 感染力 gǎn rǎn lì infectiousness (of a disease) / appeal / power / impact (of an image, marketing message, performance etc) 麻利 má li swift / agile / efficient / quick-witted (colloquial) syn 冲击力 衝擊力 chōng jī lì force of impact or thrust 迅猛 xùn měng quick and violent syn 速冻 速凍 sù dòng to quick-freeze 捷足先登 jié zú xiān dēng the quick-footed climb up first (idiom) / the early bird catches the worm / first come, first served syn 轻快 輕快 qīng kuài light and quick / brisk / spry / lively / effortless / relaxed / agile / blithe syn 一眼 yī yǎn a glance / a quick look / a glimpse 接二连三 接二連三 jiē èr lián sān one after another (idiom) / in quick succession syn 暴富 bào fù to get rich quick syn 速写 速寫 sù xiě quick sketch 速成 sù chéng crash (course) / accelerated (process) / quick (fix) / instant (success) / to achieve in a short time syn 捞钱 撈錢 lāo qián lit. to dredge for money / to make money by reprehensible means / to fish for a quick buck 快攻 kuài gōng fast break / quick attack (ball sports) 聪敏 聰敏 cōng mǐn bright / sharp / quick-witted syn 左右开弓 左右開弓 zuǒ yòu kāi gōng lit. to shoot from both sides (idiom) / fig. to display ambidexterity / to slap with one hand and then the other, in quick succession / to use both feet equally (football) syn 深入人心 shēn rù rén xīn to enter deeply into people's hearts / to have a real impact on the people (idiom) 五代 wǔ dài Five Dynasties, period of history between the fall of the Tang dynasty (907) and the founding of the Song dynasty (960), when five would-be dynasties were established in quick succession in North China 速效 sù xiào quick results / fast-acting 扶摇直上 扶搖直上 fú yáo zhí shàng to skyrocket / to get quick promotion in one's career syn 急于求成 急於求成 jí yú qiú chéng anxious for quick results (idiom) / to demand instant success / impatient for result / impetuous syn 急中生智 jí zhōng shēng zhì quick witted in an emergency / able to react resourcefully syn 急智 jí zhì quick witted / able to think fast in an emergency syn 忽忽 hū hū fleeting (of quick passage time) / in a flash / distracted manner / vacantly / frustratedly syn 走马观花 走馬觀花 zǒu mǎ guān huā lit. flower viewing from horseback (idiom) / a fleeting glance in passing / fig. superficial understanding from cursory observation / to make a quick judgment based on inadequate information 主力军 主力軍 zhǔ lì jūn main force (military) / (fig.) the group or element with the most impact / mainstay / main cohort 取巧 qǔ qiǎo quick fix / opportune short cut (around a difficulty) / cheap trick (to get what one wants) / to pull a fast one 剔透 tī tòu pure and limpid / (of a person) quick-witted 轻灵 輕靈 qīng líng quick and skillful / agile 热钱 熱錢 rè qián hot money, money flowing from one currency to another in the hope of quick profit 减灾 減災 jiǎn zāi to take measures to mitigate the impact of disasters (including prevention, preparation, and support for stricken communities) 环评 環評 huán píng environmental impact assessment (EIA) / abbr. for 環境影響評估|环境影响评估 尽速 盡速 jìn sù as quick as possible 碎步 suì bù small quick steps syn 快刀斩乱麻 快刀斬亂麻 kuài dāo zhǎn luàn má lit. quick sword cuts through tangled hemp (idiom) / decisive action in a complex situation / cutting the Gordian knot syn 灵便 靈便 líng biàn quick / agile / nimble / easy to handle / handy syn 文气 文氣 wén qì the impact of a piece of writing on the reader / gentle / refined 爽脆 shuǎng cuì sharp and clear / frank / straightfoward / quick / brisk / crisp and tasty 灵 靈 líng quick / alert / efficacious / effective / to come true / spirit / departed soul / coffin syn 爆 bào to explode or burst / to quick fry or quick boil syn 速 sù fast / rapid / quick / velocity syn 敏 mǐn (bound form) quick / nimble / agile / (bound form) quick-witted / smart 捷 jié victory / triumph / quick / nimble / prompt syn 速决 速決 sù jué quick decision syn 机灵鬼 機靈鬼 jī líng guǐ (jocular) clever and quick-witted person syn 聪明伶俐 聰明伶俐 cōng ming líng lì clever and quick-witted syn 陨石坑 隕石坑 yǔn shí kēng meteorite impact crater 联翩 聯翩 lián piān (literary) to come in quick succession / wave after wave 朝秦暮楚 zhāo qín mù chǔ serve Qin in the morning Chu in the evening (idiom) / quick to switch sides syn 冲击钻 衝擊鑽 chōng jī zuàn impact drill / hammer drill 熘 liū quick-fry / sim. to stir-frying, but with cornstarch added / also written 溜 syn 汆 cuān quick-boil / to boil for a short time 计划 計劃 jì huà plan / project / program / to plan / to map out / CL:個|个[ge4],項|项[xiang4] syn 案子 àn zi long table / counter / (coll.) case (criminal, medical etc) / matter / project / job syn 项目 項目 xiàng mù item / project / (sports) event / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 事业 事業 shì yè undertaking / project / activity / (charitable, political or revolutionary) cause / publicly funded institution, enterprise or foundation / career / occupation / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 重点 重點 zhòng diǎn important point / main point / focus / key (project etc) / to focus on / to put the emphasis on syn 环节 環節 huán jié (zoology) segment (of the body of a worm, centipede etc) / (fig.) a part of an integrated whole: aspect (of a project), element (of a policy), sector (of the economy), stage (of a process) etc syn 主持人 zhǔ chí rén host / master of ceremonies / (TV or radio) presenter / anchor / (Tw) (research project) principal investigator (PI) / program director syn 突出 tū chū prominent / outstanding / to give prominence to / to protrude / to project syn 完工 wán gōng to finish work / to complete a project 实践 實踐 shí jiàn practice / to put into practice / to live up to (a promise) / to carry out (a project) syn 心血 xīn xuè heart's blood / expenditure (for some project) / meticulous care syn 选项 選項 xuǎn xiàng option / alternative / choice / to choose a project syn 下马 下馬 xià mǎ to dismount from a horse / (fig.) to abandon (a project) syn 大功告成 dà gōng gào chéng successfully accomplished (project or goal) / to be highly successful syn 设计者 設計者 shè jì zhě designer / architect (of a project) 大计 大計 dà jì large scale program of lasting importance / project of paramount importance / to think big / annual national audit syn 动工 動工 dòng gōng to start (a building project) syn 落成 luò chéng to complete a construction project syn 投影 tóu yǐng to project / a projection syn 民工 mín gōng migrant worker (who moved from a rural area of China to a city to find work) / temporary worker enlisted on a public project 预审 預審 yù shěn preliminary hearing / interrogation (of a suspect) / preliminary examination (of a project etc) 封顶 封頂 fēng dǐng to put a roof (on a building) / to cap the roof (finishing a building project) / fig. to put a ceiling (on spending, prize, ambition etc) / to top off / fig. to reach the highest point (of growth, profit, interest rates) / to stop growing (of plant bud or branch) 统筹 統籌 tǒng chóu an overall plan / to plan an entire project as a whole syn 竣工 jùn gōng to complete a project syn 重启 重啟 chóng qǐ to restart (a machine etc) / to reactivate (a postponed project etc) 工期 gōng qī project duration / construction period 专案 專案 zhuān àn project 阶段性 階段性 jiē duàn xìng specific to a particular stage (of a project etc) / interim (policy etc) / occurring in stages / phased 千岛湖 千島湖 qiān dǎo hú Qiandao Lake in Zhejiang, aka Xin'an River Reservoir, created as part of a large hydroelectric project in 1959 立项 立項 lì xiàng to launch a project 破土 pò tǔ to break ground / to start digging / to plough / to break through the ground (of seedling) / fig. the start of a building project syn 项目管理 項目管理 xiàng mù guǎn lǐ project management 办好 辦好 bàn hǎo to take care of (a matter) / to get (a task) done / to handle (a project) expeditiously syn 