Meaning
快点 is a common everyday expression meaning 'hurry up' or 'quickly'. It combines 快 (fast) with 点 (a bit), literally meaning 'a bit faster'. It's used to urge someone to speed up their actions or to express that something should be done more quickly.
Usage
Native speakers use 快点 very frequently in casual speech to encourage speed. It can be used alone as an imperative ('Hurry up!') or before a verb ('快点走' - walk faster). The tone can range from urgent to gently encouraging depending on context and intonation. It's appropriate in most informal situations but might be too casual for very formal settings.
Examples
- 01快点！我们要迟到了！! !Hurry up! We're going to be late!
- 02你能快点写作业吗？?Can you do your homework a bit faster?
Characters
Common collocations
- 快点走walk faster, hurry up and go
- 快点儿hurry up (with 儿 suffix, common in northern dialects)
- 快点吃eat faster, hurry up and eat
- 快点起床hurry up and get up
Antonyms
Origin
The word combines 快 (fast) with 点, which here functions as a softening particle meaning 'a bit' or 'a little', making the command less abrupt than just saying 快 alone.