火速 huǒsù at top speed
at top speed; at a tremendous lick
How to remember 火速: 火 fire (Kangxi radical 86) + 速 prompt = at top speed.
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How it is used
- 'At top speed, posthaste' - 火速赶往现场 (huǒsù gǎnwǎng xiànchǎng) to rush to the scene.
- Adverbial; stresses extreme urgency and speed of action.
- Common in news/reports of emergency responses.