快船
Kuài chuán
Pinyin

Definition

快船
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Kuài chuán
  1. Los Angeles Clippers (NBA team)

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

快
kuài
  1. 1 rapid
  2. 2 quick
  3. 3 speed
  4. 4 rate
  5. 5 soon
  6. 6 almost
  7. 7 to make haste
  8. 8 clever
  9. 9 sharp (of knives or wits)
  10. 10 forthright
  11. 11 plainspoken
  12. 12 gratified
  13. 13 pleased
  14. 14 pleasant
快乐
kuài lè
  1. 1 happy
  2. 2 merry
尽快
jǐn kuài
  1. 1 as quickly as possible
  2. 2 as soon as possible
  3. 3 with all speed
加快
jiā kuài
  1. 1 to accelerate
  2. 2 to speed up
快感
kuài gǎn
  1. 1 pleasure
  2. 2 thrill
  3. 3 delight
  4. 4 joy
  5. 5 pleasurable sensation
  6. 6 a high
快手
Kuài shǒu
  1. 1 Kuaishou, Chinese social video sharing app
快捷
kuài jié
  1. 1 quick
  2. 2 fast
  3. 3 nimble
  4. 4 agile
  5. 5 (computer) shortcut
快船
Kuài chuán
  1. 1 Los Angeles Clippers (NBA team)
快要
kuài yào
  1. 1 almost
  2. 2 nearly
  3. 3 almost all
快速
kuài sù
  1. 1 fast
  2. 2 high-speed
  3. 3 rapid
快递
kuài dì
  1. 1 express delivery
快点
kuài diǎn
  1. 1 to do sth more quickly
  2. 2 Hurry up!
  3. 3 Get a move on!
愉快
yú kuài
  1. 1 cheerful
  2. 2 cheerily
  3. 3 delightful
  4. 4 pleasant
  5. 5 pleasantly
  6. 6 pleasing
  7. 7 happy
  8. 8 delighted
畅快
chàng kuài
  1. 1 carefree
爽快
shuǎng kuai
  1. 1 refreshed
  2. 2 rejuvenated
  3. 3 frank and straightforward
痛快
tòng kuài
  1. 1 delighted
  2. 2 to one's heart's content
  3. 3 straightforward
  4. 4 also pr. [tòng kuai]
船
chuán
  1. 1 variant of 船[chuán]
船票
chuán piào
  1. 1 ship ticket
船长
chuán zhǎng
  1. 1 captain (of a boat)
  2. 2 skipper
赶快
gǎn kuài
  1. 1 at once
  2. 2 immediately

Idioms (20)

上贼船
shàng zéi chuán
  1. 1 lit. to board a pirate ship (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to associate with criminals
不吐不快
bù tǔ bù kuài
  1. 1 to have to pour out what's on one's mind (idiom)
来得容易，去得快
lái de róng yì , qù de kuài
  1. 1 Easy come, easy go. (idiom)
先睹为快
xiān dǔ wéi kuài
  1. 1 joy of first experience (idiom)
  2. 2 the pleasure of reading sth for the first time
嘴快心直
zuǐ kuài xīn zhí
  1. 1 outspoken and frank (idiom)
大快朵颐
dà kuài duǒ yí
  1. 1 to gorge oneself
  2. 2 to eat heartily (idiom)
心直口快
xīn zhí kǒu kuài
  1. 1 frank and outspoken (idiom)
  2. 2 straight speaking
  3. 3 to say what one thinks
快刀斩乱麻
kuài dāo zhǎn luàn má
  1. 1 lit. quick sword cuts through tangled hemp (idiom); decisive action in a complex situation
  2. 2 cutting the Gordian knot
快刀断乱麻
kuài dāo duàn luàn má
  1. 1 lit. quick sword cuts through tangled hemp (idiom); decisive action in a complex situation
  2. 2 cutting the Gordian knot
快马加鞭
kuài mǎ jiā biān
  1. 1 to spur the horse to full speed (idiom)
  2. 2 to go as fast as possible
水涨船高
shuǐ zhǎng chuán gāo
  1. 1 the tide rises, the boat floats (idiom); fig. to change with the overall trend
  2. 2 to develop according to the situation
脚踏两条船
jiǎo tà liǎng tiáo chuán
  1. 1 lit. to stand with each foot in a different boat (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to have it both ways
  3. 3 to run after two hares
  4. 4 (especially) to have two lovers at the same time
船到桥门自会直
chuán dào qiáo mén zì huì zhí
  1. 1 lit. when the ship arrives at the bridge we can deal with the problem
  2. 2 no point in worrying about sth until it actually happens (idiom)
船到江心，补漏迟
chuán dào jiāng xīn , bǔ lòu chí
  1. 1 It's too late to plug the leak once ship is in the middle of the river. (idiom)
船到码头，车到站
chuán dào mǎ tóu , chē dào zhàn
  1. 1 The ship has docked, the carriage has reached the station.
  2. 2 The job is over, it's time to relax. (idiom)
草船借箭
cǎo chuán jiè jiàn
  1. 1 lit. using straw boats to borrow arrows (idiom, from 三國演義|三国演义[Sān guó Yǎn yì])
  2. 2 fig. to use others' manpower and resources for one's own ends
说时迟，那时快
shuō shí chí , nà shí kuài
  1. 1 (idiom) no sooner said than done
  2. 2 before you know it
车到山前必有路，船到桥头自然直
chē dào shān qián bì yǒu lù , chuán dào qiáo tóu zì rán zhí
  1. 1 lit. When we get to the mountain, there'll be a way through and when the boat gets to the pier-head, it will go straight with the current. (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. Everything will turn out for the best.
  3. 3 Let's worry about it when it happens.
  4. 4 It will be all right on the night.
阴沟里翻船
yīn gōu lǐ fān chuán
  1. 1 to meet with unexpected failure (idiom)
  2. 2 to fail miserably (where failure was not expected)
马无夜草不肥，人无外快不富
mǎ wú yè cǎo bù féi , rén wú wài kuài bù fù
  1. 1 a horse cannot get fat without an extra ration, a man cannot get rich without an extra income (idiom)

Sample Sentences

对了，说到上赛季的比赛，我记忆犹新的还是西部半决赛，休斯敦火箭队和洛杉矶快船队的那一轮季后赛。
duìle ，shuōdào shàng sàijì de bǐsài ，wǒ jìyìyóuxīn de háishì xībù bàn juésài ，xiūsīdūn Huǒjiànduì hé Luòshānjī kuàichuánduì de nà yī lún jìhòusài 。
Yes, talking of the previous season, the Western Conference semifinals are still fresh in my memory, the postseason series of matches between the Houston Rockets and the Los Angeles Clippers.
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上个赛季快船队在大好形势下被火箭队逆转无缘西部决赛，他们一定憋了一口气想要赢回来。
shànggè sàijì kuàichuánduì zài dàhǎo xíngshì xià bèi Huǒjiànduì nìzhuǎn wúyuán xībù juésài ，tāmen yīdìng biē le yīkǒuqì xiǎngyào yíng huílai 。
Given that last season the Clippers were knocked out of the Western Conference by the Rockets despite their big advantage, they must be planning to win it back after this breather.
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前阵子看新闻，听说快船队在休赛期补强了球队的替补阵容，接连招募了三个火箭队的旧将，看来新赛季里弗斯是想报一箭之仇了。
qiánzhènzi kàn xīnwén ，tīngshuō kuàichuánduì zài xiūsàiqī bǔ qiáng le qiúduì de tìbǔ zhènróng ，jiēlián zhāomù le sān gè Huǒjiànduì de jiùjiàng ，kànlai xīn sàijì Lǐfúsī shì xiǎng bào yījiànzhīchóu le 。
I was watching the news recently and I heard the Clippers were improving their substitute roster in the offseason, recruiting three old Rockets generals in a row, which suggests that in the new season Doc Rivers wants to get his revenge.
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是啊，快船队这次签了上赛季效力于火箭队的大前锋约什史密斯，控卫普里吉奥尼，甚至还把前火箭队队员查克海耶斯也招入麾下，看来里弗斯是真的跟火箭队杠上了。
shì a ，kuàichuánduì zhècì qiān le shàng sàijì xiàolì yú Huǒjiànduì de dà qiánfēng yuēshíshǐmìsī ，kòngwèi pǔlǐjíàoní ，shènzhì hái bǎ qián Huǒjiànduì duìyuán chákèhǎiyésī yě zhāo rù huī xià ，kànlai Lǐfúsī shì zhēnde gēn Huǒjiànduì gàng shàng le 。
Yes, the Clippers have signed Josh Smith, who played as a power forward for the Rockets last season, point guard Pablo Prigioni and they even recruited former Rockets player Chuck Hayes, which suggests Rivers is really gunning for the Rockets.
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