火速

huǒsù

adverb HSK 7-9 #23,828

Meanings

1 at top speed
2 with lightning speed
3 urgently

Characters

Examples

HSK 1

请火速回来！

Qǐng huǒsù huílái!

Please come back immediately!

HSK 5

消防车火速赶到现场。

Xiāofángchē huǒsù gǎndào xiànchǎng.

The fire truck rushed to the scene at top speed.

Tips

memory

火 (fire) + 速 (speed) = speed of fire. Fire spreads fast - so 火速 means with extreme urgency.

Stroke Order

火 huǒ

速 sù