手快

shǒukuài
adjective #35,613

Meanings

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

Examples

Tā shǒukuài, yīhuǐr jiù bǎ wǎn xǐ wánle.
She's quick-handed and finished washing the dishes in no time.
Shǒukuài yǒu, shǒumàn wú, xiān dào xiān dé.
Quick hands win, slow hands lose — first come, first served.

Tips

usage
Often paired with its opposite (shǒumàn). The set phrase 手快 ('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