QUICK    快速

Be INTENSE in MOVING OR CHANGING CAUSING the PERIOD of this MOVEMENT OR CHANGE to be INTENSELY SHORT.
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Old Chinese Criteria
1. The most current general word for anything that moves at high speed is sù 速 (ant. chí 遲 "so slowly that one becomes late"). 2. Jí 疾 (ant. xú 徐 "slowly") typically refers to urgent speedy action of limited duration. 3. Jí 亟 (ant huǎn 緩 "too slowly") refers to maximum speed possible under prevailing circumstances. 4. Jíé 捷 adds to the notion of maximum speed the nuance of deftness and general skill. 5. Piāo 飄 refers specifically to the speed of wind. 6. Xùn 迅 emphasises high speed and abruptness and eruptive violence, often in natural processes. 7. Bù rì 不日 without delay, in a short time, quickly. NB: Kuài 快 came to mean "quickly" soon after Han times.
Modern Chinese Criteria
快 速 疾 飛 連忙 急忙 快速 高速 迅速 神速 迅猛 火速 飛速 星速 全速 迅捷 敏捷 矯捷 便捷 輕捷 快疾 迅疾 麻利 (coll) refers to swift agility. 快當 投梭 掣電 飛快 飛躍 奮迅 長足 靈通 劈手 飛針走線 急若鷹隼 急若流星 似箭 如梭 如流 如飛 疾馳 星馳 一溜煙 Eb 一個箭步 騰雲駕霧 骨騰肉飛 風馳電掣 追風逐電 逐日追風 一日千里 日行千里 rough draft to BEGIN TO identify synonym group members for analysis, based on CL etc. 18.11.2003. CH ／
Hyponym
  • SUDDENLY　QUICKLY AND in a way NOT EXPECTED. (anc: 7/0, child: 0)
Antonym
  • SLOWLACK QUICKNESS.
See also
  • IMMEDIATELYAFTER an INTENSELY SHORT PERIOD, LACKING DELAY.
  • HURRYACT OR WALK as QUICKLY as one CAN.
Hypernym
  • INTENSELY　To a HIGH DEGREE. (anc: 5/0, child: 4)
  • DEGREE　FEATURE of MORE or LESS. (anc: 4/0, child: 4)
  • FEATURE　ABSTRACT OBJECT a THING is SAID to BE OR to HAVE. (anc: 3/0, child: 19)
  • A Dictionary of Selected Synonyms in the Principal Indo-European Languages ( BUCK 1988) p. 14.21

  • De differentiis ( DIFFERENTIAE I) p. 105

    572. Ex Agraet. qui amplius, Velocitas pedum et corporum, celeritas animorum atque factorum.

  • Lateinische Synonyme und Etymologien ( DOEDERLEIN 1840) p.

    QUICK

    citus refers to swift and lively movement.

    celer refers to eager and swift intense movement.

    rapidus refers to movement which is very eager to be as fast as possible.

    NIMBLE

    velocitas refers to nimble dexterity in linear movement like running, swimming etc.

    pernicitas refers to swiftness of movement in hopping, vauling, climbing etc.

  • Tolkovo-kombinatornyj slovar' sovremmenogo russkogo jazyka. Explanatory Combinatorial Dictionary of Modern Russian ( Mel'cuk 1984) p. 731

  • Lateinische Synonymik ( MENGE) p. 340

  • “孟子”同義詞研究 ( MENGZI TONGYI 2002) p. 111

  • Handbuch der lateinischen und griechischen Synonymik ( SCHMIDT 1889) p. 96

  • 東漢﹣隨常用詞演變研究 ( WANG WEIHUI 2000) p. 358

  • 王力古漢語字典 ( WANG LI 2000) p. 1434

    迅，速，快，疾

  • Chinese Synonyms Usage Dictionary ( TENG SHOU-HSIN 1996急忙) p. 288

  • 古漢語常用詞同義詞詞典 ( HONG CHENGYU 2009) p. 549

    • Words (49 items)

    速  sù OC: sooɡ MC: suk 48 Attributions

      Word relations
    • Ant: 遲/SLOW Chí 遲 (ant. sù 速 "quickly and smoothly") focusses on a reprehensible, often inept, but possibly unavoidable, failure to make proper speed or to arrive in time.
    • Epithet: 飄風/WIND
    • Contrast: 急/QUICK

      Syntactic words
    • nab.post-Nthe high speed of NCH
    • nabconcept(notion of) speed
    • nabstativebeing fast, being quick
    • nsubjectwhat is swift
    • vadVquickly; fast; as soon as possible
    • vadVadverb-raisingquickly ( e.g. 速能V= 能速V)
    • vadVexcessivelytoo fast
    • vibe speedy, rapid, quick; be in a hurry
    • viquickly understandable, easy to understandLZ
    • vpostadVquickly
    • vt+prep+Ngradedbe faster than (something)
    • vtoNcausativespeed up; hasten (a contextually determinate object or action)
    • vtoNcausativecause to come quickly, quicken the arrival of, "invite"; speed up
    疾  jí OC: dzid MC: dzit 41 Attributions

    Jí 疾 (ant. xú 徐 "slowly") typically refers to urgent speedy action of limited duration.

      Word relations
    • Ant: 徐/SLOW The most generally used word for slowness is probably xú 徐 (ant. jí 疾 "fast"), which refers to an indifference on the part of the agent concerning the speed he is making, and the word has no negative connotations, indeed the reference is often to pleasant sauntering slow insouciance.
    • Ant: 緩/SLOW Huǎn 緩 "slowly, at one's own speed" (ant. jí 急 "fast and urgent") tends to suggest a self-indulgent absence of haste which may call for criticism.
    • Ant: 遲/SLOW Chí 遲 (ant. sù 速 "quickly and smoothly") focusses on a reprehensible, often inept, but possibly unavoidable, failure to make proper speed or to arrive in time.
    • Epithet: 趨 / 趣/HURRY qū
    • Assoc: 健/STRONG Jiàn 健 (ant. shuāi 衰 "in a reduced state, lacking energy") refers to temporary short-term constitutional strength which is the result of a good physical constitution. See HEALTHY
    • Assoc: 迅/QUICK Xùn 迅 emphasises high speed and abruptness and eruptive violence, often in natural processes.
    • Assoc: 迅/QUICK Xùn 迅 emphasises high speed and abruptness and eruptive violence, often in natural processes.
    • Synon: 迅/QUICK Xùn 迅 emphasises high speed and abruptness and eruptive violence, often in natural processes.

      Syntactic words
    • nabactspeeding up, enforcing urgently
    • nabfeaturespeed
    • v[adN]indefinitethose who are quick; the speedy
    • vadNfast, very quick; gusty (winds)
    • vadVswiftly, quickly; rashly; in such haste
    • vibe fast and intensive (of wind etc)
    • viactmove quickly; move with urgency; be fast enough
    • vicomparativeact: move too fastCH
    • vt+V[0]be very quick to, be very eager to
    急  jí OC: krɯb MC: kip 15 Attributions

      Word relations
    • Ant: 緩/SLOW Huǎn 緩 "slowly, at one's own speed" (ant. jí 急 "fast and urgent") tends to suggest a self-indulgent absence of haste which may call for criticism.
    • Contrast: 速/QUICK
    • Synon: 促/QUICK

      Syntactic words
    • vadNfast-flowing (river)
    • vadVurgently, quickly
    • vibe quick; be quick to react
    • vpostadVin great haste
    迅  xùn OC: sɯns MC: sʷin 7 Attributions

    Xùn 迅 emphasises high speed and abruptness and eruptive violence, often in natural processes.

      Word relations
    • Assoc: 疾/QUICK Jí 疾 (ant. xú 徐 "slowly") typically refers to urgent speedy action of limited duration.
    • Assoc: 疾/QUICK Jí 疾 (ant. xú 徐 "slowly") typically refers to urgent speedy action of limited duration.
    • Synon: 疾/QUICK Jí 疾 (ant. xú 徐 "slowly") typically refers to urgent speedy action of limited duration.

      Syntactic words
    • vadNvery fast; very abrupt; gushy (wind)
    • vadVabruptly
    • vibe extremely fast and strong (of winds or lightning); be quick to come
    走  zǒu OC: tsooʔ MC: tsu 6 Attributions

      Syntactic words
    • vadNfleet-footed (horses), racing (horses)
    遽  jù OC: ɡlas MC: gi̯ɤ 5 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • vadNimmediate; quick
    • vadVquickly
    亟  jí OC: kɯɡ MC: kɨk 5 Attributions

    Jí 亟 (ant. huǎn 緩 "too slowly") refers to maximum speed possible under prevailing circumstances.

      Syntactic words
    • vadVgradedquickly, urgently, on the spot, without any delay whatsoever
    • viactbe quicker 亟於
    遄  chuán OC: djon MC: dʑiɛn 4 Attributions

    without delay, in no time

      Syntactic words
    • vadVquickly
    齊給  qí jǐ jǐ xiá gěi MC: dzej kip OC: dziil krub 4 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • VPifigurativequick-wittedLZ
    利  lì OC: rids MC: li 4 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • vifast; agile
    • vtoNto possess a quick NLZ
    激  jī OC: kleeɡ MC: kek
    激憿  Click here to add pinyin OC:  MC: 3 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • vadVquicklyDS
    • vibe hot-tempered; brisk
    僂  lǚ MC: ljuX OC: ɡ-roʔ 2 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • vadVquickly, quickly and easilyLZ
    立而  lì ér MC: lip nyi OC: ɡ-rub njɯ 2 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • VPadVquickly, in no timeCH
    快  kuài OC: khʷraads MC: khɣɛi 2 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • vadVquickly
    • vibe quick of mind
    造然  zào rán OC: skhuuɡs njen MC: tshɑu ȵiɛn 2 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • VPadVquickly; abruptly
    暴  bào OC: boowɡs MC: bɑu 2 Attributions

      Syntactic words
    • vadNquick, fast
    • vadVrapidly; LH 1: at reasonably quick speed
    率爾  shuài ěr OC: sruds mljelʔ MC: ʂi ȵiɛ 2 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • VPibe unruffled and quick
    便利  biàn lì MC: bjien lijH OC: bens rids 2 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • VPifigurativenimble, promptLZ
    遲速  chí sù OC: rlil sooɡ MC: ɖi suk 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • NPab{nab1ant.nab2}featurerapid versus slow onset??
    蹶  jué OC: kod MC: ki̯ɐt 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • vadVquickly
    輕  qìng OC: kheŋs MC: khiɛŋ
    輕  qīng OC: kheŋ MC: khiɛŋ 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • vilight-footed, nimble-footed; fickle
    遫  chì OC: rʰɯɡ MC: ʈhɨk 1 Attribution

    1. The most current general word for anything that moves at high speed is sù 速 (ant. chí 遲 "so slowly that one becomes late").

      Syntactic words
    • vadNfast; speedy; swift
    給數  jǐ shù MC: kip srjuH OC: krub sqros 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • VPibe rapid, be quick to reactCH
    飄  piāo OC: phew MC: phiɛu 1 Attribution

    Piāo 飄 refers specifically to the speed of wind.

      Word relations
    • Epithet: 風/WIND The dominant word for wind is fēng 風.

      Syntactic words
    • vadNfast and whirling (of wind)
    • vadVwhirlingly, at whirling speed
    飛  fēi OC: pɯl MC: pɨi 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • vadNfleet, quick as if flying 飛駏
    駛  shǐ OC: srɯʔ MC: ʂɨ 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • vadNswift-running, quick
    驟  zhòu OC: sɡrus MC: ɖʐɨu 1 Attribution

      Word relations
    • Epithet: 雨/RAIN The general word for rain of any kind is yǔ 雨.

      Syntactic words
    • vadVquickly
    疾徐  jí xú OC: dzid lja MC: dzit zi̯ɤ 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • NPab{nab1ant.nab2}featurerelative speed
    偏疾  piān jí MC: phjien dzit OC: phen dzid 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • NPabquick and urgent musical mode; prestissimoCH
    日夜  rì yè OC: mljiɡ k-laɡs MC: ȵit jɣɛ 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • NPadVin a short time (like a day and its night), quickly
    揮霍  huī huò MC: xjw+j xwak  OC: qhul qhʷaaɡ 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • VPibe quick to emerge, to change and to disappear; be ephemeral; be fleeting pastCH
    薄言  báo/bó yán MC: -- ngjon OC: -- ŋan 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • VPadVhastily; quickly (see HDC)DS
    儵  shū OC: qhljɯwɡ MC: ɕuk
    倏  shū OC: qhljɯwɡ MC: ɕuk 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • vadVHUAINAN: in no time, after short intervals; occasionally used verbally: dart forth abruptly
    不日  bù rì OC: pɯʔ mljiɡ MC: pi̯ut ȵit 1 Attribution

    Bù rì 不日without delay, in a short time, quickly.

      Syntactic words
    • VPadSwithout delay
    迅疾  xùn jí OC: sɯns dzid MC: sʷin dzit 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • VPibe fast
    憿  Click here to add pinyin OC:  MC: 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • vadNhot-tempered; brisk
    捷  jié OC: sɡleb MC: dziɛp 1 Attribution

    Jíé 捷 adds to the notion of maximum speed the nuance of deftness and general skill.

      Syntactic words
    • vibe deft and quick
    激急  jī jí OC: kleeɡ krɯb MC: kek kip 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • VPibe fast-moving
    極  jí OC: ɡɯɡ MC: gɨk 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • vadVquickly (loan for 亟)
    烈  liè OC: b-red MC: liɛt 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • vichangeto quicken, to become violent (like a gust of wind)
    迅速  xùn sù OC: sɯns sooɡ MC: sʷin suk 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • VPibe quick, fast, rapid
    聖  shèng OC: qhljeŋs MC: ɕiɛŋ 0 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • nadVat supreme speed
    霍  huò OC: qhʷaaɡ MC: hɑk 0 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    促  cù OC: tshoɡ MC: tshi̯ok 0 Attributions

      Word relations
    • Ant: 緩/SLOW Huǎn 緩 "slowly, at one's own speed" (ant. jí 急 "fast and urgent") tends to suggest a self-indulgent absence of haste which may call for criticism.
    • Assoc: 急/HURRY Jí 急 (ant. huǎn 緩 "slowly") refers to act with urgenct purpose, as in an emergency.
    • Synon: 急/QUICK

      Syntactic words
    • vadVquickly 促死 "die quickly"
    • vibe quick
    劇  jù OC: ɡlaɡ MC: gɣɛk 0 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • vadVquickly; abruptly
    • vibe quick and dramatic　　YANG XIONG 二世而亡，何其劇與。
      Click here to add pinyin MC:  OC: 0 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • VPibe quick to emerge, to change and to disappear; be ephemeralCH
      Click here to add pinyin MC:  OC: 0 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • NPabquick and urgent musical mode; prestissimoCH
    數  shuò OC: sqrooɡ MC: ʂɣɔk 0 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • vadVquickly, in such quick succession
    汨  yù OC: ɢʷɯd MC: ɦʷit 0 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • virace along??