speed up; accelerate
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
2 senses · 4 examplesverb
to speed up; to accelerate; to hasten
Most common meaning. Can refer to increasing speed of physical movement, progress, processes, or development.
Wǒ我
men们
bì必
xū须
jiā加
kuài快
jī基
chǔ础
shè设
shī施
jiàn建
shè设
。
We must speed up infrastructure construction.
Tā他
kàn看
dào到
yào要
chí迟
dào到
le了
，
yú于
shì是
jiā加
kuài快
le了
jiǎo脚
bù步
。
Seeing he was going to be late, he quickened his pace.
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Zhèng政
fǔ府
chū出
tái台
zhèng政
cè策
yǐ以
jiā加
kuài快
jīng经
jì济
fā发
zhǎn展
。
The government introduced policies to accelerate economic development.
verb
to upgrade from a slow train to a fast train
technicalSpecific to railway travel in China. Passengers with a ticket for a slow train can pay an extra fee and change to a faster train service.
Rú如
guǒ果
nǐ你
xiǎng想
zǎo早
diǎn点
dào到
，
kě可
yǐ以
zài在
chē车
zhàn站
bàn办
lǐ理
jiā加
kuài快
。
If you want to arrive earlier, you can upgrade to a faster train at the station.