快kuàirapid; quick; fast

1. 1.

   rapid; quick; fastadjective

2. 2.

   soon; almostadverb

• 快rapid; quick; fast

Before a verb or adjective with 了, 快 often means soon or almost; without that pattern, 快 more often describes speed.

1. HSK 1

   车很快。

   Chē hěn kuài.

   The car is very fast.

2. HSK 2

   请快走。

   Qǐng kuài zǒu.

   Please walk / go quickly.

3. HSK 1

   我们快到了。

   Wǒmen kuài dào le.

   We're almost there.

4. HSK 1

   我快好了。

   Wǒ kuài hǎo le.

   I'm almost ready / almost better.

1. 
   Speaker A:

   车快吗？

   Chē kuài ma?

   Is the car fast?

2. 
   Speaker B:

   很快。

   Hěn kuài.

   Very fast.

3. 
   Speaker A:

   我们快到了吗？

   Wǒmen kuài dào le ma?

   Are we almost there?

4. 
   Speaker B:

   快到了。

   Kuài dào le.

   Almost there.

5. 
   Speaker A:

   你可以快走吗？

   Nǐ kěyǐ kuài zǒu ma?

   Can you walk / go quickly?

6. 
   Speaker B:

   可以，我快走。

   Kěyǐ, wǒ kuài zǒu.

   Yes, I'll go quickly.

1. 1.Fill in the blank ("almost there"): 我们___到了。

   A快B是C的
2. 2.Which sentence says the car is fast?

   A车很快。B车是快了的。C车有快。
3. 3.Fill in the blank: 我___好了。

   A的B快C和

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• 走zǒuto walkHSK 2
• 了lecompleted action markerHSK 1
• 要yàoto want; to need; to ask forHSK 1
• 到dàoto reach; to arriveHSK 1
• 很hěnvery; quiteHSK 1
• 再zàiagain; once more; re-HSK 1

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