快馬加鞭 kuài mǎ jiā biān

to go as fast as possible

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. to go as fast as possible
  2. 2. to spur the horse to full speed (idiom)

Characters

Character Meaning
快 kuài HSK 2
quick; rapid; soon
馬 mǎ
horse; surname Ma
加 jiā HSK 3
to add; plus; to give (support, consideration etc) to (sth)
鞭 biān HSK 5
whip or lash; to whip; to flog