速度 sùdù speed
speed; rate; velocity
How to remember 速度: 速 prompt + 度 degree = speed.
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How it is used
- Speed / rate - 速度很快 (sùdù hěn kuài) very fast, 提高速度 (tígāo sùdù) increase the speed.
- Applies both physically (车速 vehicle speed) and figuratively (工作速度 work pace).
- Contrast 速率 (sùlǜ), the technical/physics 'rate'; 速度 is the everyday word for how fast.
Example sentences
- 他们跑步的速度很平均。 Tāmen pǎobù de sùdù hěn píngjūn.They run at an even pace.