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speed limit
(idiom) uninvited or unexpected guest
speed / rate / velocity / (music) tempo / CL: 個|个
HSK 3
(computing) cache
accelerator (computing) / particle accelerator
klystron (electronic tube used to produce high frequency radio waves)
intensive course / crash course
the speed of light
(computing) transmission rate; transmission speed
accelerator pedal
highway; expressway (abbr. for 高速公路)
uninvited (guest) / unexpected (appearance) / unwanted presence
speed reading
rapid / speedy / fast
HSK 4
at top speed / at a tremendous lick
HSK 7-9
fast; high-speed; rapid
HSK 3
flow speed / rate of flow
rapid diagnostic test (RDT), abbr. to 快篩|快筛
expressway; highway; freeway
HSK 3
to ease up the pace / to slow things down
low speed
top speed / at full speed
(aviation) to stall
as quick as possible
Sea of Azov in southern Russia
crash (course) / accelerated (process) / quick (fix) / instant (success) / to achieve in a short time
to speed up; to accelerate / (economics) growth rate
high speed / expressway (abbr. for 高速公路)
HSK 3
Azores Islands
acceleration
differential (gear)
hurried / at a great speed / rapid (development)
to increase the specified cruising speed / to pick up speed / to speed up
HSK 7-9
internet speed; network speed
to change speed / to shift gear / variable-speed
to quick-freeze
to accelerate; to speed up; to expedite
HSK 5
ultra high speed
(computing) cache
(loanword) pace (when running)
(automotive) cruise control
drive-thru (loanword)
rapid diagnostic test (RDT)
speed skating (abbr. for 速度滑冰)
(to do sth) with dispatch / as soon as possible
maximum speed; maximum velocity
to report quickly; rapid reporting / bulletin (esp. one providing statistical data on a monthly basis)
Sima Xiangru is meticulous and Mei Gao is fast (idiom) / to each his good points
to measure speed
speedometer
shorthand
lit. speed is a crucial asset in war (idiom) / fig. swift and resolute (in doing sth)
manual gearbox / manual transmission
to arrive without invitation / unexpected guest / unwanted presence
synchrotron
slow; low-speed
rapid-fire
full speed / at full speed
real-time report of earthquake data / earthquake alert
rotational angular velocity
(idiom) (the Analects) haste makes waste; things can't be rushed
supersonic
vehicle speed
HSK 7-9
speed; rate
(of food) fast; instant / (Tw) fast food
swift / rapidly
HSK 7-9
speed per hour
HSK 7-9
(loanword) scooter
instant coffee
low gear / bottom gear
basic rate (as in ISDN)
low speed
quick-dissolving / instantly-ready / instant
to get through sth quickly / (gaming) speedrun (abbr. for 快速通關|快速通关)
groundspeed (of an aircraft etc)
escape velocity
lightning speed / amazingly rapid / incredible pace of development
moderator / reducer (mechanical gearbox)
linear velocity
fast food shop
high speed network
low-velocity zone (seismology)
cycle time / cycle speed
slow shutter speed photography
speed at the end of the trajectory / speed in the final stage
fast matchmaking / speed dating / (coll.) (Tw) (of a couple) to be a good match
speed skating
(physics) gravitational acceleration
very fast / at high speed
speed skating (Tw)
speed (of ship or plane)
quick results / fast-acting
(sports) pacemaker; pacesetter (in long-distance running)
to exceed the speed limit / to speed / high-speed
HSK 7-9
(idiom) to adopt a blitzkrieg strategy; to resolve sth in the shortest time possible
gears (in a car)
stenographer
instant noodles
time-lapse photography
(sports) to race / racing

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