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开快车

開快車
kāikuàichē
idiom #38,504

Meanings

  1. 1 to drive fast (lit.)
  2. 2 to speed through work or study
  3. 3 to rush, to crash through a schedule

Examples

又要开快车，又要保证质量，难度不小。
Yòu yào kāikuàichē, yòu yào bǎozhèng zhìliàng, nándù bù xiǎo.
Rushing through and guaranteeing quality at the same time is no small ask.
期末考前他只好开快车，通宵复习。
Qīmò kǎo qián tā zhǐhǎo kāikuàichē, tōngxiāo fùxí.
Before finals he had no choice but to cram, pulling all-nighters.
工期太紧，我们得开快车。
Gōngqī tài jǐn, wǒmen děi kāikuàichē.
The deadline is too tight — we'll have to speed things up.

Tips

usage
Figurative "rush" sense is the everyday one. Often shows up in pairs — 又要...又要... — to flag the tension between speed and quality.

Stroke Order

开 kāi
快 kuài
车 chē