急速 (jí sù) — extremely fast; rapid; at great speed | tongtong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

adjective

extremely fastrapidat great speed

Examples

急速，。
Qì chē jí sù shǐ guò, juǎn qǐ yí piàn chén tǔ.
The car sped by rapidly, kicking up a cloud of dust.
急速。
Jīng jì jí sù zēng zhǎng dài lái le hěn duō jiù yè jī huì.
Rapid economic growth brought many job opportunities.
，急速。
Tīng dào jǐng bào hòu, rén qún jí sù chè lí.
After hearing the alarm, the crowd evacuated rapidly.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

联合liánhéSide by side

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

急jíurgent

急 conveys urgent haste, while 速 conveys speed; together they describe extremely fast motion.

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

心心xīnheart

Sound part声符shēngfú

及

及jí急jí

Same sound today

急 pairs 心 (heart) with 及, which gives the sound.

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

辵辵chuò

Sound part声符shēngfú

束

Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

速 pairs 辵, the walking part, with 束, which is used for its sound; the walking part fits the meaning of moving fast.

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