快 (faai3 | kuai4) : quick; fast; hurry

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快

faai3

kuai4

[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.

快

This word has been viewed 36395 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 30th Oct 2012 12:48

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新年快樂 san1 nin4 faai3 lok6 xin1 nian2 kuai4 le4 = Happy New Year

聖誕快樂 sing3 daan3 faai3 lok6 sheng4 dan4 kuai4 le4 = Merry Christmas

快啲 faai3 di1 kuai4 di4 = faster 粵

快脆 faai3 ceoi3 kuai4 cui4 = quickly; hurry up 粵

快熟麵 faai3 suk6 min6 kuai4 shu2 / mian4 = instant noodles

快樂 faai3 lok6 kuai4 le4 = happy; joyous

生日快樂 saang1 jat6 faai3 lok6 sheng1 ri4 kuai4 le4 = Happy Birthday!

就快 zau6 faai3 = soon 粵

儘快 zeon2 faai3 jin3 kuai4 = as quickly as possible

盡快 zeon6 faai3 jin3 kuai4 = variant of 儘快
See all 97 compounds (CantoDict reports 103 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations)

Showing 10 of 33 examples containing 快

祝你生日快樂！
Wishing you a Happy Birthday!

你打字打得很快呀！國
You type very fast!

佢真係好快粵
He is really fast.

快啲綁鞋帶粵
Quickly tie up your laces!
[Lit. faster tie shoelace]

祝你新年快樂！
Wishing you a happy new year!

我就快搬新屋
I will move to a new house soon.

我就快搬去棟新大廈
I will move to a new building soon.

我相當快樂。國
I am fairly happy.

我可以讀得好快. 粵
I can read (study) quickly.
[Illustrates use of V + 得 + modifier construct.]

聖誕節就快到喇粵
It will be Christmas soon

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國 : This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese.
粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
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