速 sù prompt
prompt; quick
How to remember 速: 辶 road + 束 bundle = prompt. With a bundle of firewood on his bike, the delivery boy speeds down the road, proud to be the most prompt in the village.
Component breakdown
速 = 辶 road + 束 bundle
- 辶 road
- 束 bundle
With a bundle of firewood on his bike, the delivery boy speeds down the road, proud to be the most prompt in the village.
How it is used
- Bound; speed/fast. 速度 (sùdù) speed, 快速 (kuàisù) rapid, 加速 (jiāsù) speed up.
- 迅速 (xùnsù) = swift, describing a quick response: 反应迅速 (fǎnyìng xùnsù) react swiftly.
- 高速 (gāosù) high-speed - 高速公路 (gāosù gōnglù) is the expressway/motorway.
Words with 速
- 速度sùdùspeedHSK 4
- 快速kuàisùfastHSK 4
- 车速chēsùvehicle speedHSK 4
- 高速gāosùhigh speedHSK 4
- 加速jiāsùto accelerateHSK 5
- 超速chāosùto exceed the speed limitHSK 5
- 迅速xùnsùrapidHSK 5
- 时速shísùspeed per hourHSK 6
- 飞速fēisùswiftHSK 6
- 增速zēngsùto speed upHSK 7
- 提速tísùto increase the specified cruising speedHSK 7
- 火速huǒsùat top speedHSK 7
Example sentences
- 高速公路上堵车了。 Gāosù gōnglù shàng dǔchē le.There's a traffic jam on the highway.
- 他们跑步的速度很平均。 Tāmen pǎobù de sùdù hěn píngjūn.They run at an even pace.