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[1] rapid; quickly; fast; soon; hasty; prompt [2] nearly; near [3] [v] hurry up; make haste [4] quick-witted; ingenious [5] sharp (blades, etc.); keen [6] pleasant; happy; [v] make happy; pleasurable [7] used in combination [8] honest; straightforward Stroke count: 7
Level: 2
Radical: 心 (#61)
This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. |
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新年快樂 san1 nin4 faai3 lok6 = Happy New Year 聖誕快樂 sing3 daan3 faai3 lok6 = Merry Christmas 快啲 faai3 di1 = faster 粵 快脆 faai3 ceoi3 = quickly; hurry up 粵 快熟麵 faai3 suk6 min6 = instant noodles 快樂 faai3 lok6 = happy; joyous 生日快樂 saang1 jat6 faai3 lok6 = Happy Birthday! 就快 zau6 faai3 = soon 粵 儘快 zeon2 faai3 = as quickly as possible 盡快 zeon6 faai3 = variant of 儘快 See all 97 compounds (CantoDict reports 103 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations) |
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Showing all 33 examples containing 快
我架車壞咗,你快啲派架拖車嚟啦! 粵
My car's broken down, quickly send out a repair truck! [Lit. I [counter] car broken-already, you faster send-out [counter] drag-car come [particle]!]
我架車死咗火,你快啲派架拖車嚟啦! 粵
My car's packed up, quickly send out a repair truck! [Lit. My [counter] car die-already fire, you faster send [counter] drag-car come [particle]! 死咗火 is more commonly used than 壞咗.]
獵豹係世界上跑得最快嘅動物 粵
The cheetah is the fastest animal in the world. [Lit. cheetah is world-on run-manner most fast [possessive particle] animal]
我哋幾個夾手夾腳,好快就做完份報告書 粵
We will be able to complete the report very soon with everyone's help and cooperation.
BB要食,快啲將背囊裡面個口水肩笠上BB度. 粵
The baby needs to eat。 Quickly take the bib from the backpack and put it over her。 [Discussion on usage of 將: http://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/phorum/read.php?7,120703]
好快脆就有得食。 粵
Food will be ready soon. [Lit.] very soon, (food will be done and) available to be eaten.
唔該你快快脆脆洗晒啲碗(佢)。 粵
Please wash all the dishes quickly. [In this sample, the speaker is more likely to speak in an impatient manner.]
急就唔係好急,不過要快 粵
It's not too urgent but I still need it fast [Lit. busy then not too busy, however fast do! 有〝你即刻做出嚟〞嘅意思。]
佢哋開緊會﹐好快就會決定數千員工嘅命運。 粵
They are holding a meeting which would soon decide the fate of thousands of employees. [The second part of this sentence is a relative clause. The Cantonese clause differs from the English one by omitting the relative pronoun "which". ]
快啲將套梳化搬翻翻嚟! 粵
Hurry up and move the sofa back here! [The first 翻 is an aspect marker, indicating that the sofa should be restored to its original location. The second 翻 is a directional particle, indicating that the sofa should be moved "here", not elsewhere. ] Legend 國 : This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese. 粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. No icon: This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. |