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快车道 (kuài chē dào) — fast lane, high-speed lane (on a road or highway); (figurative) fast track, express path (for rapid development or progress)

Definition

noun
fast lanehigh-speed lane (on a road or highway)(figurative) fast trackexpress path (for rapid development or progress)
Measure word · 条

Examples

  • 快车道，。
    Gāo sù gōng lù shàng de kuài chē dào chē sù hěn kuài, xīn shǒu zuì hǎo bié kāi jìn qù.
    The speed on the fast lane of the highway is very high; beginners should not drive into it.
  • 快车道，。
    Zhè ge háng yè zhèng chǔ zài fā zhǎn de kuài chē dào shàng, jī huì hěn duō.
    This industry is on the fast track of development, with plenty of opportunities.
  • ，快车道。
    Wèi le chāo chē, tā guǒ duàn biàn dào jìn rù le kuài chē dào.
    To overtake, he decisively changed lanes and entered the fast lane.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

快kuàifast
车道vehicle lane
车chēvehicle道dàoroad
偏正Modifier + head

快 (fast) and 车道 (vehicle lane) together mean a high-speed lane.

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 →

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 車; 车 is its simplified writing.

The traditional form 車 was drawn as a carriage seen from above, with wheels on both sides and a shaft at the front; the simplified 车 is a later shorthand.

Open 车 →

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
行行xíngstreet
止止zhǐfoot
Sound part声符shēngfú
𩠐
首shǒu道dào
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

Early 道 showed a street 行, a foot 止, and a part written 首 or 𩠐; the right part of 行 later disappeared.

Open 道 →
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