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 车子 車子 chē zi car or other vehicle (bicycle, truck etc) syn 骑士 騎士 qí shì knight / cavalier / (Tw) bike rider (scooter, bicycle etc) syn 自行车 自行車 zì xíng chē bicycle / bike / CL:輛|辆[liang4] 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 骑车 騎車 qí chē to ride a bike (motorbike or bicycle) syn 时速 時速 shí sù speed per hour 光速 guāng sù the speed of light 跑车 跑車 pǎo chē racing bicycle / racing car / sports car / to drive a vehicle (such as a truck or taxi) for a living / (of a conductor or attendant) to work on a train / (mining) (of a cable-car) to slip away (in an accident) syn 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 单车 單車 dān chē (coll.) bike / bicycle (esp. bike-share bicycle) 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 折叠 折疊 zhé dié to fold / collapsible / folding (bicycle, antenna, bed etc) syn 龙头 龍頭 lóng tóu faucet / tap / bicycle handlebar / chief / boss (esp. of a gang) / (referring to a company) leader / front-runner / figurehead on the prow of a dragon boat 龍船|龙船[long2chuan2] syn 脚踏车 腳踏車 jiǎo tà chē (Tw) bicycle / bike / CL:輛|辆[liang4] syn 单枪匹马 單槍匹馬 dān qiāng pǐ mǎ lit. single spear and horse (idiom) / fig. single-handed / unaccompanied 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 车身 車身 chē shēn the body of a vehicle / (bicycle) frame 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 分文 fēn wén a single penny / a single cent 挡泥板 擋泥板 dǎng ní bǎn (car, bicycle etc) fender / mudguard / (UK) wing 电动车 電動車 diàn dòng chē electric vehicle (scooter, bicycle, car etc) 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 座垫 座墊 zuò diàn saddle (of a bicycle) / seat (of a car or bike) / chair cushion 低速 dī sù low speed 车把 車把 chē bǎ handlebar (of a bicycle) / shaft (of a rickshaw) syn 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 疾驰 疾馳 jí chí to speed along syn 气筒 氣筒 qì tǒng inflator / bicycle pump syn 变速 變速 biàn sù to change speed / to shift gear / variable-speed 开快车 開快車 kāi kuài chē to drive at high speed / (fig.) rush through one's work syn 流速 liú sù flow speed / rate of flow 飞轮 飛輪 fēi lún flywheel / freewheel / cassette (of a bicycle) / fast-moving bike syn 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 套件 tào jiàn kit (equipment) / (bicycle) groupset 慢速 màn sù slow / low-speed 代步 dài bù to get around using a conveyance (car, bicycle, sedan chair etc) / to ride (or drive) / means of transportation syn 单层 單層 dān céng single layer / single story / single deck / single level 兼程 jiān chéng to travel at double speed / to make all haste syn 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 电子警察 電子警察 diàn zǐ jǐng chá traffic camera / speed camera / closed-circuit TV police surveillance 中轴 中軸 zhōng zhóu axis / (bicycle) bottom bracket 花鼓 huā gǔ flower drum, a type of double-skinned Chinese drum / folk dance popular in provinces around the middle reaches of the Yangtze / (bicycle wheel) hub 捷安特 jié ān tè Giant Manufacturing, Taiwanese bicycle manufacturer 打气筒 打氣筒 dǎ qì tǒng bicycle pump syn 上梁 上樑 shàng liáng to lay an upper beam / (a building's) upper beam / (a bicycle's) top tube 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 一 yī one / single / a (article) / as soon as / entire / whole / all / throughout / "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1) / also pr. [yao1] for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit syn 房子 fáng zi house / building (single- or two-story) / apartment / room / CL:棟|栋[dong4],幢[zhuang4],座[zuo4],套[tao4],間|间[jian1] syn 单 單 dān bill / list / form / single / only / sole / odd number / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 单身 單身 dān shēn unmarried / single / alone syn 一次性 yī cì xìng one-off (offer) / one-time / single-use / disposable (goods) 单身汉 單身漢 dān shēn hàn bachelor / single man syn 字典 zì diǎn Chinese character dictionary (containing entries for single characters, contrasted with a 詞典|词典[ci2 dian3], which has entries for words of one or more characters) / (coll.) dictionary / CL:本[ben3] 单干 單幹 dān gàn to work on one's own / to work single-handed / individual farming syn 单人 單人 dān rén one person / single (room, bed etc) syn 一窍不通 一竅不通 yī qiào bù tōng lit. doesn't (even) enter a single aperture (of one's head) / I don't understand a word (idiom) / it's all Greek to me syn 一身 yī shēn whole body / from head to toe / single person / a suit of clothes syn 独身 獨身 dú shēn unmarried / single / alone syn 里弄 lǐ lòng lanes and alleys / neighborhood / lane neighborhoods in parts of Shanghai, with modified Chinese courtyard houses, occupied by single families in the 1930s, now crowded with multiple families syn 开刀 開刀 kāi dāo (of a surgeon) to perform an operation / (of a patient) to have an operation / to decapitate / to behead / to single out as a point of attack syn 单一 單一 dān yī single / only / sole syn 专一 專一 zhuān yī single-minded / concentrated syn 一心一意 yī xīn yī yì concentrating one's thoughts and efforts / single-minded / bent on / intently syn 单个 單個 dān ge single / alone / individually / an odd one syn 不堪一击 不堪一擊 bù kān yī jī to be unable to withstand a single blow / to collapse at the first blow syn 光棍 guāng gùn gangster / hoodlum / bachelor / single man / (dialect) wise person / astute person syn 平房 píng fáng bungalow / single-story house 