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 花样 花樣 huā yàng pattern / way of doing sth / trick / ruse / fancy-style (as in 花樣滑冰|花样滑冰[hua1 yang4 hua2 bing1] figure skating) 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 滑冰 huá bīng to skate / skating syn 时速 時速 shí sù speed per hour 光速 guāng sù the speed of light 溜冰 liū bīng ice skating / (slang) to do meth 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 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 溜冰场 溜冰場 liū bīng chǎng ice rink / skating rink 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 溜冰鞋 liū bīng xié skating shoes / ice skates / roller skates / roller blades 速率 sù lǜ speed / rate 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 花式 huā shì fancy-style (as in 花式溜冰|花式溜冰[hua1 shi4 liu1 bing1] figure skating) 冰场 冰場 bīng chǎng skating or ice rink / ice stadium / ice arena 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 旱冰 hàn bīng roller skating 低速 dī sù low speed 航速 háng sù speed (of ship or plane) 双人滑 雙人滑 shuāng rén huá pair skating 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 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 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 轮滑 輪滑 lún huá roller skating 高铁 高鐵 gāo tiě high speed rail 超高速 chāo gāo sù ultra high speed 花样滑冰 花樣滑冰 huā yàng huá bīng figure skating 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 如履薄冰 rú lǚ bó bīng lit. as if walking on thin ice (idiom) / fig. to be extremely cautious / to be skating on thin ice syn 电子警察 電子警察 diàn zǐ jǐng chá traffic camera / speed camera / closed-circuit TV police surveillance 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 冰鞋 bīng xié skating boots / skates 滑旱冰 huá hàn bīng (roller)blading / roller skating / inline skating 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) 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 姚滨 姚濱 yáo bīn Yao Bin (1957-), PRC champion ice skater during early 1980s and more recently national skating coach 花式溜冰 huā shì liū bīng figure skating 跑刀 pǎo dāo racing skates (for ice-skating) 花式滑冰 huā shì huá bīng (Tw) figure skating 花滑 huā huá figure skating (abbr. for 花樣滑冰|花样滑冰[hua1yang4 hua2bing1]) 操作速率 cāo zuò sù lǜ operating speed 传输速率 傳輸速率 chuán shū sù lǜ transmission rate / transmission speed 低速率 dī sù lǜ low speed 高速率 gāo sù lǜ high speed 高速网络 高速網絡 gāo sù wǎng luò high speed network 周速 zhōu sù cycle time / cycle speed 最大速率 zuì dà sù lǜ maximum speed / maximum velocity 京沪高铁 京滬高鐵 jīng hù gāo tiě Beijing-Shanghai High-Speed Railway, completed in 2010 / abbr. for 京滬高速鐵路|京沪高速铁路 全节流 全節流 quán jié liú full throttle / top speed 子弹火车 子彈火車 zǐ dàn huǒ chē bullet train / Shinkansen 新幹線|新干线, Japanese high-speed train 快餐交友 kuài cān jiāo yǒu speed dating 排挡速率 排擋速率 pái dǎng sù lǜ gear / gear speed 排档速率 排檔速率 pái dǎng sù lǜ gear / gear speed 锋钢 鋒鋼 fēng gāng high speed steel