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提速

tísù

to speed up; to accelerate

A fast red train rushing past with speed streaks.
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Characters in this word

提 tí

Strokes
12
Radical
扌 — hand
Made of
扌 hand 是 to be
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

速 sù

Strokes
10
Radical
辶 — to walk
Made of
辶 to walk 束 to bind, to control, to restrain
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
More about the character 速

Example phrases

  • 如果审批流程不能提速,许多创新项目会错过最佳窗口期。 Rúguǒ shěnpī liúchéng bùnéng tísù, xǔduō chuàngxīn xiàngmù huì cuòguò zuìjiā chuāngkǒuqī. If the approval process cannot be accelerated, many innovative projects will miss the best window of opportunity.
  • 新铁路开通后列车提速,行程缩短了两个小时。 Xīn tiělù kāitōng hòu lièchē tísù, xíngchéng suōduǎn le liǎng ge xiǎoshí. After the new railway opened, the trains sped up and the journey became two hours shorter.
  • 公司的网络提速后,视频会议更流畅了。 Gōngsī de wǎngluò tísù hòu, shìpín huìyì gèng liúchàng le. After the company's internet speed was increased, video conferences run much more smoothly.

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