快快 (kuài kuài) — quickly (emphatic); soon (with a sense of urgency)

Definition

Adverb that emphasizes speed or urgency ("quickly," "soon"), built by repeating 快. Typically used in commands, wishes, or impatient speech.

adverb
quickly (emphatic)soon (with a sense of urgency)

Examples

  • 快快！
    Qǐng nǐ kuài kuài huí lái!
    Please come back quickly!
  • 快快。
    Wǒ xī wàng nǐ néng kuài kuài hǎo qǐ lái.
    I hope you can get well soon.
  • 快快。
    Tā kuài kuài dì chī wán le fàn.
    He quickly finished his meal.

Origin

Reduplicated word
构词法gòucífǎ
重叠chóngdiéReduplication

A syllable said twice — for affection, for softness, or simply because that is how the word is said.

快kuàiquick
快kuàiquick

快 (quick) is repeated to add urgency, meaning quickly or soon.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
忄Written in full as心xīn
Sound part声符shēngfú
夬
夬guài快kuài
Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

快 pairs the left part 忄 (full form 心, the heart) with the right part 夬, which gives the sound.

Open 快 →

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
忄Written in full as心xīn
Sound part声符shēngfú
夬
夬guài快kuài
Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

快 pairs the left part 忄 (full form 心, the heart) with the right part 夬, which gives the sound.

Open 快 →

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