手快

shǒukuài
adjective #35,613

Meanings

  1. 1 quick-handed
  2. 2 deft / nimble-fingered
  3. 3 quick to act

Examples

HSK 3
Tā shǒukuài, yīhuǐr jiù bǎ wǎn xǐ wán le.
She's quick-handed and finished washing the dishes in no time.
HSK 4
Shǒukuài yǒu, shǒu màn wú, xiān dào xiān dé.
Quick hands win, slow hands lose - first come, first served.

Tips

usage
Often paired with its opposite 手慢. The set phrase 手快有手慢无 ('quick hands get it, slow hands don't') is the standard call-out for limited-stock flash sales and 抢购 buying frenzies - Tmall and JD livestreams use it constantly.

Stroke Order

shǒu
kuài