快 kuài
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kuài
adjective
fast; quick
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Concept: Speed 速度
Notes: In the sense of 迅速 (Guoyu '快' adj 3; Kroll 2015 '快' 2; Unihan '快'; XHZD '快' 1) -
kuài
adverb
to hurry up
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
Notes: In the sense of 赶紧 (Guoyu '快' adv 2; XHZD '快' 2) -
kuài
adverb
about to
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
Notes: As in 快要 (Guoyu '快' adv 1; XHZD '快' 3) -
kuài
adjective
quick witted
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
Notes: (Kroll 2015 '快' 3; XHZD '快' 4) -
kuài
adjective
sharp
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
Notes: In the sense of 锋利; for example, 快刀 'sharp knife' (Guoyu '快' adj 4; XHZD '快' 5) -
kuài
adjective
forthright
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 爽直; for example, the idiom 快人快语 'a direct person with forthright words' (Guoyu '快' adj 2; XHZD '快' 6) -
kuài
adjective
happy; pleased
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 高兴; as in 愉快 (Guoyu '快' adj 1; Kroll 2015 '快' 1; XHZD '快' 7) -
kuài
verb
to be smooth; to be satisfactory
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 顺遂; for example, the idiom 大快人心 'to everyone's satisfaction' (Guoyu '快' v) -
kuài
noun
speed
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 速度 (Guoyu '快' n 1) -
kuài
noun
bailiff
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: As in 捕快 (Guoyu '快' n 2) -
kuài
proper noun
Kuai
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Names , Concept: Surname 姓氏
Notes: (Guoyu '快' n 3) -
kuài
adjective
joyful; sukha
Domain: Buddhism 佛教
Notes: Sanskrit equivalent: sukha, or: śīghra, Japanese: ke (BCSD '快', p. 469; DJBT '快', p. 430; MW 'sukha'; SH '快', p. 237) -
kuài
adjective
swift; āśu
Domain: Buddhism 佛教
Notes: Sanskrit equivalent: āśu, or: śīghra, or: vega, Tibetan: myur ba (BCSD '快', p. 469; Mahāvyutpatti 'āśu'; MW 'āśu'; SH '快', p. 237)
Contained in
- 快得安隐(快得安隱) reached the place of happy rest
- 君子一言,快马加鞭(君子一言,快馬加鞭) a gentleman's word is as good as gold
- 要做个什么人? 做共生的地球人 做同体的慈悲人 做明理的智慧人 做有力的忍耐人 做布施的结缘人 做欢喜的快乐人 做融和的佛光人 做清净的修道人(要做個甚麼人? 做共生的地球人 做同體的慈悲人 做明理的智慧人 做有力的忍耐人 做布施的結緣人 做歡喜的快樂人 做融和的佛光人 做清淨的修道人) What Kind of Person Should We Be? Be a global person who coexists with others. Be a compassionate person who feels oneness with all. Be a wise person who is reasonable. Be a patient person who is also strong. Be an open person who gives generously. Be a happy person who is also joyful. Be a Buddha's Light member who is also harmonious. Be a spiritual practitioner who is also pure.
Also contained in
轻快 、 快人快语 、 快攻 、 快讯 、 快闪存储器 、 快克 、 新年快乐 、 身心爽快 、 快刀斩乱麻 、 快信 、 怅快 、 大快朵颐 、 快递 、 痛快淋漓 、 快点 、 捕快 、 乘龙快婿 、 凉快 、 快转 、 快乐幸福 、 快速 、 欢快 、 快门 、 大快人心 、 不吐不快 、 痛快 、 快班 、 赶快 、 稍快板 、 快速排序 、 圣诞快乐 、 快马加鞭 、 快取 、 快锅 、 快点儿 、 眼明手快 、 快乐 、 快餐部 、 快哉此风 、 快餐交友 、 嘴快心直 、 爽爽快快 、 快车道 、 快闪族 、 有话快说 、 快捷 、 快餐 、 助人为快乐之本
Word is mentioned most frequently in
Truncated for common words
- Scroll 3 Sarvāstivādavinaya (Shi Song Lu) 十誦律 — count: 26
- Scroll 1 Shijia Pu 釋迦譜 — count: 25
- Scroll 9 Bodhisattvabhūmi (Pusa Xing Chi Jing) 菩薩地持經 — count: 22
- Scroll 6 Middle Length Discourses (Zhong Ahan Jing) 中阿含經 — count: 19 , has English translation , has parallel version
- Scroll 1 Akṣobhya Buddha Sutra (Achu Fo Guo Jing) 阿閦佛國經 — count: 16
- Scroll 2 Akṣobhya Buddha Sutra (Achu Fo Guo Jing) 阿閦佛國經 — count: 16
- Scroll 2 Fa Ju JIng (Dharmapada) 法句經 — count: 16
- Scroll 2 Taizi Rui Ying Ben Qi Jing 太子瑞應本起經 — count: 16
- Scroll 17 Jing Lu Yi Xiang 經律異相 — count: 14
- Scroll 1 Fo Shuo Fo Da Seng Da Jing 佛說佛大僧大經 — count: 13
Collocations
- 安快 (安快) 安快無病 — Middle Length Discourses (Zhong Ahan Jing) 中阿含經, Scroll 6 — count: 47
- 快说 (快說) 快說此喻 — Middle Length Discourses (Zhong Ahan Jing) 中阿含經, Scroll 37 — count: 16
- 快见 (快見) 其聖王名曰大快見 — Nirvāṇa Sūtra 佛般泥洹經, Scroll 2 — count: 11
- 大快 (大快) 其聖王名曰大快見 — Nirvāṇa Sūtra 佛般泥洹經, Scroll 2 — count: 9
- 不亦快 (不亦快) 不亦快乎 — Nirvāṇa Sūtra 佛般泥洹經, Scroll 2 — count: 7
- 快心 (快心) 不可快心 — Nirvāṇa Sūtra 般泥洹經, Scroll 1 — count: 6
- 快自娱 (快自娛) 快自娛樂不須憂 — Creation and Destruction of the World (Da Lou Tan Jing) 大樓炭經, Scroll 3 — count: 5
- 今快 (今快) 我今快得利 — Saṃyuktāgama 雜阿含經, Scroll 23 — count: 5
- 心意快 (心意快) 心意快然 — Sutra on the Great Reliable Brahman (Da Jiangu Poluomen Jing) 大堅固婆羅門緣起經, Scroll 1 — count: 5
- 快修福 (快修福) 快修福業 — Middle Length Discourses (Zhong Ahan Jing) 中阿含經, Scroll 31 — count: 5