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速度

sùdù

speed

Usage note

速度表示快慢。

sù dù biǎo shì kuài màn。

Speed means how fast something is.

Context note

速度常用于交通、运动和比较。

sù dù cháng yòng yú jiāo tōng 、 yùn dòng hé bǐ jiào。

Speed often appears with traffic, sports, and comparison.

5 examples

他的速度很快。
tā de sù dù hěn kuài。
His speed is very fast.
请减慢速度
qǐng jiǎn màn sù dù。
Please slow down.
车的速度不高。
chē de sù dù bù gāo。
The car's speed is not high.
这个速度可以。
zhè ge sù dù kě yǐ。
This speed is fine.
速度太快了。
sù dù tài kuài le。
The speed is too fast.

5 mini stories

跑步时,我注意自己的速度
pǎo bù shí, wǒ zhù yì zì jǐ de sù dù。
When running, I pay attention to my speed.
汽车的速度很快。
qì chē de sù dù hěn kuài。
The car's speed is very fast.
老师说学习速度不用太急。
lǎo shī shuō xué xí sù dù bú yòng tài jí。
The teacher said the learning speed does not need to be too fast.
他加快了速度
tā jiā kuài le sù dù。
He increased the speed.
速度慢一点更安全。
sù dù màn yì diǎn gèng ān quán。
A slower speed is safer.

Mini dialogue

跑步速度

A
你跑步的速度真快!
Nǐ pǎobù de sùdù zhēn kuài!
Your running speed is really fast!
B
谢谢,我每天都在练习提高速度
Xièxie, wǒ měitiān dōu zài liànxí tígāo sùdù.
Thanks, I practice every day to improve my speed.

车速

A
爸爸,汽车的速度是多少?
Bàba, qìchē de sùdù shì duōshao?
Dad, what's the speed of the car?
B
现在的速度是每小时四十公里。
Xiànzài de sùdù shì měi xiǎoshí sìshí gōnglǐ.
The current speed is 40 kilometers per hour.

Related words and contrasts

related
kuài
fast

Describes high speed.

opposite
màn
slow

Describes low speed.

related
时间
shíjiān
time

Speed is distance divided by time.

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