尽快 (jǐnkuài) · as soon as possible

尽快 (jǐnkuài) means “as soon as possible”. It is written with 2 characters: 尽 (to exhaust) + 快 (fast). It is an HSK 4 word in the 2021 standard.

How 尽快 is built

The characters

尽 jǐn · to exhaust

What 尽 is made of

尺chǐ — ruler
- 尸shī — body
  - 丿 — falling stroke
- 乚 — hook stroke
⺀ — ice

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

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

请尽快完成作业。Qǐng jǐnkuài wánchéng zuòyè.Please finish your homework as soon as possible.

你能尽快过来吗？Nǐ néng jǐnkuài guòlái ma?Can you come over as soon as possible?

Questions about 尽快

What does 尽快 mean?

尽快 (jǐnkuài) means “as soon as possible”.

How do you pronounce 尽快?

尽快 is pronounced jǐnkuài.

Which HSK level is 尽快?

尽快 is in HSK 4 (2021) and Old HSK 5.

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Learn 尽快 with its group

It is part of HSK 4 (2021) · Group 7: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.

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