加快

jiākuài

verb HSK 3 #6,315

Meanings

1 to accelerate
2 to speed up
3 to quicken

Characters

to add; to increase

Examples

我们需要加快速度。

Wǒmen xūyào jiākuài sùdù.

We need to speed up.

经济发展的速度加快了。

Jīngjì fāzhǎn de sùdù jiākuài le.

The pace of economic development has accelerated.

加快脚步，我们要迟到了。

Jiākuài jiǎobù, wǒmen yào chìdào le.

Speed up your pace; we're going to be late.

Tips

usage

Opposite of 加快 is 减慢 (to slow down). Common collocations: 加快速度 (speed up), 加快进度 (accelerate progress), 加快脚步 (quicken one's pace).

Stroke Order

加 jiā

快 kuài