adjective / adverb HSK 4
Traditional 飛快
fēi kuài
extremely fast · at flying speed · very quickly

Meaning

飞快 literally means 'flying fast' and describes something moving or happening at an exceptionally high speed. It emphasizes the rapidity of an action or movement, often used to create a vivid image of speed comparable to flying.

Usage

飞快 is commonly used as an adverb before verbs to describe actions done very quickly (e.g., 跑得飞快 'run extremely fast'). It's also used as an adjective to describe speed itself (e.g., 速度飞快 'the speed is extremely fast'). This is an everyday, informal expression suitable for both spoken and written Chinese.

Examples

  1. 01
    他骑自行车骑得飞快
    xíng chē de fēi kuài.
    He rides his bicycle extremely fast.
  2. 02
    这几年时间过得飞快
    Zhè nián shí jiān guò de fēi kuài.
    These past few years, time has passed very quickly.

Characters

Common collocations

  • 跑得飞快
    pǎo de fēi kuài
    run extremely fast
  • 速度飞快
    fēi kuài
    the speed is extremely fast
  • 飞快地跑
    fēi kuài de pǎo
    run very quickly
  • 时间过得飞快
    shí jiān guò de fēi kuài
    time passes very quickly

Antonyms

Origin

The word combines 飞 (to fly) with 快 (fast), creating an intensified meaning that compares speed to that of flying, which has long been associated with the ultimate form of swift movement in Chinese culture.

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