开快车

開快車

kāikuàichē

idiom #38,504

Meanings

HSK 6

又要开快车，又要保证质量，难度不小。

Yòu yào kāi kuàichē, yòu yào bǎozhèng zhìliàng, nándù bù xiǎo.

Rushing through and guaranteeing quality at the same time is no small ask.

HSK 7-9

期末考前他只好开快车，通宵复习。

Qīmò kǎo qián tā zhǐhǎo kāi kuàichē, tōngxiāo fùxí.

Before finals he had no choice but to cram, pulling all-nighters.

HSK 7-9

工期太紧，我们得开快车。

Gōngqī tài jǐn, wǒmen děi kāi kuàichē.

The deadline is too tight - we'll have to speed things up.

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.

开 kāi

快 kuài

车 chē