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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

快 [kuài]
  1. 1. adjective [快速] fast
  2. 2. adjective [赶快]
    快点儿，要不我们就迟到了。
    Hurry up, or we'll be late.
  3. 3. adjective [灵敏] quick
    她反应特别快。
    She responds extremely quickly.
    他脑子快，做事效率高。
    He's quick-witted and does things efficiently.
  4. 4. adjective [锋利] sharp
  5. 5. adjective [直爽] straightforward
    爽快
    frank
  6. 6. adjective [书] happy
  7. 7. adverb [书] soon
    学生快毕业了。
    The students will graduate soon.

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

快 [kuài]
  1. 1. adjective fast; quick; rapid; swift
    请别说得那么快。
    Please don't speak so fast.
    我的表快五分。
    My watch is five minutes fast.
    他学东西快。
    He learns quickly.
    别走得那么快，等等我啊。
    他的表快五分钟。
    你消化真快，才一会儿就又饿了。
    飞机飞得可真快啊！
  2. 2. adjective speed; speedy
    这车能跑多快?
    How fast can this car go?
  3. 3. adjective hurry up; make haste
    快上车吧!
    Hurry up and get on the bus!
    快点儿，车要赶不上了!
    Come on, or we'll miss the bus!
    快跟我走。
    Quick, come with me.
    快起床吧!
    快点儿，来不及了!
    快睡觉，别天天熬夜。
    你快走吧，走得远远的，永远别回来了。
  4. 4. adjective quick-witted; nimble; clever
    他脑子快。
    He's quick-witted. or He has a quick mind.
    你的嘴比快嘴李翠莲还要快啊。
  5. 5. adjective (of a knife, sword, etc.) sharp
    快刀
    a sharp knife
  6. 6. adjective straight-forward; forthright; plainspoken
  7. 7. adjective pleased; happy; gratified
    不快
    be unhappy; be displeased; be in low spirits
    大快人心
    (usu. of the punishment of an evil-doer) affording general satisfaction; most gratifying to the people; to the immense satisfaction of the people
  8. 8. adverb soon; before long
    他快回来了。
    He'll be back soon.
    这学期快结束了。
    The term will be over before long.
    火车快开了。
    The train is about to leave.
    快吃午饭了。
    It's almost time for lunch.
    下课铃快响了。
    雨快停了，大家准备好去采蘑菇。
    爸爸快回家了，饭做好没有?
  9. 9. adverb quickly
  10. 10. 形容词 straight-forward; forthright; plain-spoken
    他心直口快。

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

快 [kuài]
  1. 1. 形 高兴;喜悦
    亲者痛,仇者快
    人心大快
    快事
    愉快
    快乐。
  2. 2. 形 速度高;用时短
    跑得快
    进步很快
    快车
    快速。
  3. 3. 形 锋利
    这把刀不快
    快刀斩乱麻。
  4. 4. 形 反应迅速;敏捷
    脑子快
    手疾眼快。
  5. 5. 副 赶快
    快搭把手
    快走吧。
  6. 6. 副 表示短时间内就要出现某种情况或接近某一时刻
    天快黑了
    快写完了
    快8点了。
  7. 7. 形 直爽;直截了当
    心直口快
    办事爽快。
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Examples

快开门去。—唉。
Open the door, quick! —Right. → 唉
他暗示我快走开。
He hinted that he wanted me to leave at once. → 暗示
汤快熬干了。
The soup is overstewed; it's nearly dried up. → 熬
比较快
relatively fast → 比较
笔底下来得快
write with ease (or facility) → 笔底下
你笔头儿快，你写吧。
You're good at writing. You do it. → 笔头儿
病人快要不行了。
The patient is failing fast. → 不行了
这消息传得这样快，简直是不翼而飞。
The news has spread fast, as if on wings. → 不翼而飞
桃子快成熟了。
The peaches will soon be ripe. → 成熟
这样干出活快。
We'll get quicker results if we do it this way. → 出活
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Character Decomposition

忄
[xīn]		 + 夬
[ɡuài]

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