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迅速

xùn sù

rapid

Usage note

迅速”表示动作很快,没有拖延。

“xùn sù” biǎo shì dòng zuò hěn kuài, méi yǒu tuō yán.

"Rapid" means an action is very fast, without delay.

Context note

在学校里,老师常常表扬迅速完成作业的同学。

Zài xué xiào lǐ, lǎo shī cháng cháng biǎo yáng xùn sù wán chéng zuò yè de tóng xué.

At school, teachers often praise students who complete homework rapidly.

5 examples

迅速跑到了终点。
tā xùn sù pǎo dào le zhōng diǎn。
He ran rapidly to the finish line.
小猫迅速跳上了桌子。
xiǎo māo xùn sù tiào shàng le zhuō zi。
The kitten rapidly jumped onto the table.
迅速回答这个问题。
qǐng xùn sù huí dá zhè ge wèn tí。
Please answer this question rapidly.
雨停了,我们迅速出门玩。
yǔ tíng le, wǒ men xùn sù chū mén wán。
The rain stopped, and we went out to play rapidly.
迅速收拾好书包。
tā xùn sù shōu shí hǎo shū bāo。
She packed her schoolbag rapidly.

5 mini stories

小明迅速起床穿衣服。他怕上学迟到。
xiǎo míng xùn sù qǐ chuáng chuān yī fu。 tā pà shàng xué chí dào。
Xiao Ming got up and dressed rapidly. He was afraid of being late for school.
小鸟迅速飞向天空。它去找妈妈。
xiǎo niǎo xùn sù fēi xiàng tiān kōng。 tā qù zhǎo mā ma。
The little bird flew rapidly into the sky. It went to find its mother.
我们迅速排队进教室。老师要上课了。
wǒ men xùn sù pái duì jìn jiào shì。 lǎo shī yào shàng kè le。
We lined up rapidly to enter the classroom. The teacher was about to start class.
小狗迅速跑向主人。它很开心。
xiǎo gǒu xùn sù pǎo xiàng zhǔ rén。 tā hěn kāi xīn。
The puppy ran rapidly toward its owner. It was very happy.
妈妈迅速做好晚饭。我们饿了。
mā ma xùn sù zuò hǎo wǎn fàn。 wǒ men è le。
Mom made dinner rapidly. We were hungry.

Mini dialogue

迅速回答

A
老师提问时,你要迅速举手。
Lǎoshī tíwèn shí, nǐ yào xùnsù jǔshǒu.
When the teacher asks a question, you should raise your hand quickly.
B
好的,我会迅速回答。
Hǎo de, wǒ huì xùnsù huídá.
Okay, I will answer quickly.

迅速行动

A
听到铃声,大家迅速集合。
Tīngdào língshēng, dàjiā xùnsù jíhé.
Upon hearing the bell, everyone quickly assembles.
B
我们迅速排好队了。
Wǒmen xùnsù pái hǎo duì le.
We quickly lined up.

Related words and contrasts

similar
快速
kuài sù
fast

Common word for quick

opposite
缓慢
huǎn màn
slow

Opposite of rapid

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