加快
HSK 4 (exam 2025)HSK 3 (2021)
加快 (jiākuài) · to speed up
加快 (jiākuài) means “to speed up”. It is written with 2 characters: 加 (to add) + 快 (fast). It is an HSK 4 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 加快 is built
The characters
加 jiā · to add
What 加 is made of
- 力lì — strength
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 冂 — frame
Origin hint: Supporting a cause with the strength 力 of one's words 口 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
快 kuài · fast
What 快 is made of
- 忄xīn — heart
- 八bā — eight
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 夬guài — decisive
- 大dà — big
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 人rén — person
- 大dà — big
Origin hint: A decisive 夬 will 忄; 夬 also provides the pronunciation (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
我们要加快速度。Wǒmen yào jiākuài sùdù.We need to speed up.
你能加快一点吗？Nǐ néng jiākuài yīdiǎn ma?Can you go a bit faster?
Questions about 加快
What does 加快 mean?
加快 (jiākuài) means “to speed up”.
How do you pronounce 加快?
加快 is pronounced jiākuài.
Which HSK level is 加快?
加快 is in HSK 4 (exam 2025) and HSK 3 (2021).
Related words
- 参加cānjiāto take part in
- 加油jiāyóucome on!
- 更加gèngjiāeven more
- 加工jiāgōngto process
- 加强jiāqiángto strengthen
- 增加zēngjiāto increase
- 加班jiābānto work overtime
- 加入jiārùto join
- 加油站jiāyóuzhàngas station
- 加剧jiājùto intensify
Learn 加快 with its group
It is part of HSK 3 (2021) · Group 35: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.