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 36499 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 all 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

聖誕節快來了國
It will be Christmas soon

乜你咁鮓架, 行快啲得嘛? 粵
How come you're so puny! Can't you walk slightly faster?

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]

快啲行啦，唔係就遲到㗎喇。粵
Please be quicker, otherwise it will be late.

唔快啲就趕唔切㗎喇! 粵
Let's hurry or we might miss it!
[Here, 就...㗎喇 means "or else"]

你條女發嬲啦，仲唔快啲箍煲粵
Your girl is throwing tantrums. Quickly go appease her.

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]

佢做嘢好快手，之不過有時揦西啲粵
He is very fast in what he does, but occasionally he can be sloppy.

快啲畀電話人啦，費時佢牽腸掛肚噃粵
Give her a call. Don't make her worry.

呢啲手板眼見功夫你好快就會學識粵
It will not take long before you learn how to do such simple jobs.

重唔快攞出啲紳士風度幫寶華開車門！粵
Shouln't you be a gentleman by opening the car door for Bou Wah?

快要達成協議時對方節外生枝國
An agreement was about to be reached when the other side raised new issues

你最好快手快腳做埋你啲功課。粵
You better to finish your homework quickly.

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。]

〝我鯁嚫呀！〞〝快D𦧲番出嚟！〞粵
"I'm choking!" "Quickly spit it out!"

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". ]

沙地唔食力﹐唔好走咁快。粵
Sandy road surface doesn't provide much friction. Don't run too fast.

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. ]

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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.
No icon: This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

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