HSK 3 · Increase & Decrease

加快

jiā kuài

to speed up

Stroke order of 加快

2 characters, 12 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

加 · 5 strokes 快 · 7 strokes

Memory trick

Adding (加) a heart (忄 in 快) of speed: to speed up.

Parts: 加 add + 快 fast (忄 heart + 夬)

The characters in 加快

加 jiā — to add; plus (5 strokes)
快 kuài — fast; quickly (7 strokes)

Example sentence

请加快速度！

Please speed up!

Words with 加

加油come on!; to refuel 参加to take part in 加to add; plus 加工to process 更加even more 增加to increase 加强to strengthen

Words with 快

快fast; quickly 凉快nice and cool 快餐fast food 快要almost; about to 快点儿hurry up 快乐happy; joyful 快速fast; rapid 赶快quickly; at once

More words: Increase & Decrease

增加to increase 增长to grow; growth 上升to rise 升to rise; to promote; liter 加强to strengthen 补充to add; to supplement 补to make up for; to mend 缺to lack 缺少to lack; shortage 失去to lose 消失to disappear 浪费to waste 节约to save; to economize 存to store; to deposit 保存to keep; to save

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