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迅速

xùn sù

Old HSK 5 HSK 3.0 level 5 2-character word

迅速 (xùn sù) means "rapid; swift". It is an HSK 3.0 level 5 word, and was HSK 5 in the old six-level list.

What 迅速 means

1. rapid
2. speedy
3. fast

The characters in 迅速

• 迅xùnrapid; fast
• 速sùfast; rapid; quick

Example sentences

• 他行动迅速。
  He acts quickly.
• 工业发展迅速。
  Industry was growing quickly.
• 恋爱和失恋迅速。
  Liàn'ài hé shīliàn xùnsù.
  Fall in and out of love quickly.
• 我迅速地吃了午饭。
  Wǒ xùnsù de chī le wǔfàn.
  I quickly ate lunch.
• 谢谢您的迅速回复。
  Thanks for your quick answer.
• 汤姆迅速吃完早餐。
  Tom quickly ate his breakfast.

Where 迅速 is taught

In the GraphChinese course it is part of Change, Reflection & Inquiry (HSK 5), each one a topic in the dependency graph of HSK 1–6 that opens only once its prerequisites are solid.

Go deeper

• Every HSK 5 word, with the rest of its level.
• The four tones and the neutral tone, to read xùn sù correctly.
• Look up another word in the free dictionary.