捕快
bǔ kuài
Pinyin

Definition

捕快
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bǔ kuài
  1. bailiff responsible for catching criminals (in imperial China)

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
捕鱼
bǔ yú
  1. 1 to catch fish
  2. 2 to fish
痛快
tòng kuài
  1. 1 delighted
  2. 2 to one's heart's content
  3. 3 straightforward
  4. 4 also pr. [tòng kuai]
赶快
gǎn kuài
  1. 1 at once
  2. 2 immediately
一吐为快
yī tǔ wéi kuài
  1. 1 to get sth off one's chest
不快
bù kuài
  1. 1 unhappy
  2. 2 in low spirits
  3. 3 (of a knife) not sharp
不愉快
bù yú kuài
  1. 1 disagreeable
  2. 2 unpleasant
乘龙快婿
chéng lóng kuài xù
  1. 1 ideal son-in-law
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
勤快
qín kuài
  1. 1 diligent
  2. 2 hardworking

Idioms (15)

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
捕风捉影
bǔ fēng zhuō yǐng
  1. 1 lit. chasing the wind and clutching at shadows (idiom); fig. groundless accusations
  2. 2 to act on hearsay evidence
撒网捕风
sā wǎng bǔ fēng
  1. 1 lit. the wind cannot be caught in a net
  2. 2 to waste one's effort (idiom)
螳螂捕蝉
táng láng bǔ chán
  1. 1 the mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind (idiom, from Daoist classic Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子); to pursue a narrow gain while neglecting a greater danger
螳螂捕蝉，黄雀在后
táng láng bǔ chán , huáng què zài hòu
  1. 1 the mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind (idiom, from Daoist classic Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子); to pursue a narrow gain while neglecting a greater danger
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
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)

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