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The Chinese word gankuai - 赶快 - gǎnkuài
(haste in Chinese)
Phonetic script (Hanyu Pinyin)
gǎnkuài
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English translations
haste, to hurry,
at once, quickly, to hasten
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赶快 ( gankuai / gǎnkuài ) in traditional characters
趕快
Chinese Pinyin example sentence with 赶快 ( gankuai / gǎnkuài ) ⓘWriting in Pinyin
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If you cannot use Chinese characters, it is preferable to use the Pinyin with tones. Only use the Pinyin without tones if there's no other option (e.g. writing a text message from/to a mobile phone that doesn't support special characters such as ā, í, ǒ, ù).
Before using this Pinyin example sentence, consider that Chinese characters should always be your first choice in written communication.
If you cannot use Chinese characters, it is preferable to use the Pinyin with tones. Only use the Pinyin without tones if there's no other option (e.g. writing a text message from/to a mobile phone that doesn't support special characters such as ā, í, ǒ, ù).
Gankuai qichuang, yao chidao le!
Gǎnkuài qǐchuáng, yào chídào le!– English translation: Get up quickly, you'll be late!
Tags and additional information
(Meaning of individual characters, character components etc.)
to catch up | fast
赶快 ( gankuai / gǎnkuài ) belongs to the 500 most common composed words in Chinese language (rank 485)
赶快 ( gankuai / gǎnkuài ) belongs to the 500 most common composed words in Chinese language (rank 485)
More words that mean to hurry in Chinese
máng ( 忙 )
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