(hěn kuài) - very fast, very quickly, soon in Mandarin
hěnkuàiTraditional: 很快
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Translation
very fast, very quickly, soon
Word origin
很快 means 'very fast, soon': 很 (hěn, 'very') plus 快 (kuài, 'fast'). 快 is a phono-semantic compound of 忄(the heart radical) and 夬 (guài, phonetic), originally relating to feeling pleased.
- Origin
- compound
- Root
- 很 (hěn, very) + 快 (kuài: 忄heart + 夬 phonetic)
Stroke order
很
快
Examples
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He runs very fast.
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It will be done soon.
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Time passes very quickly.
很快 (hěn kuài) - very fast, very quickly, soon.
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