加快 jiākuài to accelerate
to accelerate; to speed up; to hasten
How to remember 加快: 加 to add + 快 quick = to accelerate.
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How it is used
- Means to speed up a pace or process: 加快脚步 (jiākuài jiǎobù) quicken your steps, 加快速度 (jiākuài sùdù) pick up the speed.
- Also used abstractly for the pace of change: 加快经济发展 (jiākuài jīngjì fāzhǎn) - accelerate economic development.
- Common in both spoken instructions (加快点! hurry up a bit) and formal reports.