---
title: "Gankuai Meaning: 赶快 (gǎnkuài) Means “quickly”"
description: "赶快 (traditional 趕快, gǎnkuài) means “quickly; at once; hurry up”. Hear its tones, see what 赶 and 快 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/gankuai"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 赶快 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

赶快 gǎnkuài

## quickly; at once; hurry up

## Its characters

1. 赶 gǎn to hurry
2. 快 kuài fast

## In a sentence

要迟到了，赶快走吧！ We're going to be late, let's go quickly!

十个阎王害怕极了，**赶快**出来问：“您是谁？

From [大闹地府 · Trouble in the Underworld](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/trouble-in-the-underworld-journey-to-the-west-easy-chinese-5#library-word-321-323)

[More about 赶快](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E8%B5%B6%E5%BF%AB)

## More words with 赶 or 快

- [赶紧 gǎnjǐn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/ganjin)
- [赶上 gǎnshàng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/ganshang)
- [欢快 huānkuài](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/huankuai)
- [加快 jiākuài](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jiakuai)
- [尽快 jǐnkuài](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jinkuai)
- [快餐 kuàicān](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/kuaican)
- [快递 kuàidì](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/kuaidi)
- [快捷 kuàijié](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/kuaijie)
- [快乐 kuàilè](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/kuaile)
- [快速 kuàisù](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/kuaisu)

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