快捷 (kuài jié) — quick, fast, efficient; (adjective) shortcut (i… | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

快捷 means quick and efficient, usually for actions, services, or methods — more formal than the everyday 快. Unlike 捷径 (a literal 'shortcut'), 快捷 itself is just 'fast'.

adjective

quickfastefficientshortcut (in computing, e.g. 快捷键)

Examples

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Zhè ge ruǎn jiàn cāo zuò hěn kuài jié.
This software is very quick to operate.
快捷。
Tā cǎi yòng le kuài jié yǒu xiào de fāng fǎ jiě jué wèn tí.
He adopted a quick and effective method to solve the problem.
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Àn zhè ge kuài jié jiàn jiù kě yǐ bǎo cún wén jiàn.
Press this shortcut key to save the file.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

联合liánhéCoordinate

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

快 and 捷 both mean quick, so together they emphasize speed and nimbleness.

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.

忄夬快

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.

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

手手shǒuhand

Sound part声符shēngfú

疌

疌jié捷jié

Same sound today

捷 pairs 手 (hand) with 疌, which gives its sound.

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