Chinese

加快

/t͡ɕi̯ä⁵⁵ kʰu̯aɪ̯⁵¹/
to accelerate; to speed up; to expedite; to hasten; to quicken
  • HSK 3
  • TOCFL 7

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  • characterChinese加 “to put on top of another object”
    • ideaChinese力 “physical strength; physical power; energy”
    • ideaChinese口 “mouth, especially the lips and internal mouth cavity (Classifier: 把 c)”
  • characterChinese快 “pleased; happy”
    • meaningChinese心 “heart (Classifier: 顆／颗 m; 個／个 c; 粒 mn)”
    • soundChinese夬 “resolute”

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