速度 in English

Measure word

• 个 gè (classifier used before a noun that has no specific classifier); (bound form) individual attested

Character breakdown

• 速 sù fast
• 度 dù to pass

Stroke order

How it used to be written

速

• Oracle bone script 商
• Clerical script 東漢
• See all 17 forms

度

• Oracle bone script 商
• Clerical script 東漢
• See all 10 forms

Forms, sources and dates: the 字形演變 database of 小學堂, Academia Sinica, public domain (CC0).

Examples

• 今年我们公司的发展速度大大超过去年。

  This year, the speed of development in our company far exceeds that of last year.

• 他開車速度非常快。

  He drives very fast.

• 因为这是一个有好几层的瀑布，所以速度慢也不会让人惊讶。

  As this is a cascade with multiple layers, it shouldn't be surprising that it's slow.

• 按照这个速度，我们不会在这周结束前完成。

  At this rate, we're not likely to be done before the end of the week.

• 火车以每小时50英里的速度前行。

  The train is going at a speed of 50 miles per hour.

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