HSK 4 · Objects

速度 sùdù “speed” in Chinese

Same in Traditional

What 速度 means

  1. speed
  2. rate
  3. velocity
  4. (music) tempo

How to say 速度

  • Pitch chart of the fourth tone: falls from high to low, 5 to 1 on the five-level scale速sù4th tone, falling
  • Pitch chart of the fourth tone: falls from high to low, 5 to 1 on the five-level scale度dù4th tone, falling

速度 in a sentence

  1. 他开车速度非常快。

    Tā kāichē sùdù fēicháng kuài.

    He drives very fast.

    Sentence #826306 from Tatoeba · converted to simplified characters

  2. 有速度限制吗？

    Yǒu sùdù xiànzhì ma?

    Is there a speed limit?

    Sentence #9779960 from Tatoeba

  3. 按照这个速度，我们不会在这周结束前完成。

    Ànzhào zhè ge sùdù, wǒmen búhuì zài zhè zhōu jiéshù qián wánchéng.

    At this rate, we won’t be finished before the end of the week.

    Sentence #503284 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

How 速度 is built

Each colour is one part of the character. Parts repeat across thousands of characters, so learning them makes new words easier. See all 214 in our radicals chart.

The character 速 (sù) with each of its parts in a different colour
速sùfast
  • 束to bind · shùSound part
  • 辶walking form of 辵 · chuòMeaning part

辶 hints at the meaning (walking); 束 (shù) hints at the sound. Compare it with sù.

The character 度 (du) with each of its parts in a different colour
度dùto pass
  • 广shelter · guǎng
  • 廿twenty · niàn
  • 又again · yòu

How to write 速度

速 10 strokes · 度 9 strokes

Watch the order, then press Try writing it and draw each stroke in the grid. Each stroke is checked as you go.

速度 (sùdù) stroke order chart: each stroke of the characters in the order you write them
Stroke order chart for 速度 (sùdù). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.

Words related to 速度

Words with 速

高速公路gāosùgōnglù · motorway迅速xùnsù · rapid

Words with 度

态度tàidu · attitude温度wēndù · temperature度dù · degree度过dùguò · to pass制度zhìdù · system (of rules)程度chéngdù · degree角度jiǎodù · angle季度jìdù · quarter (of a year)年度niándù · year (e.g. financial year)一度yídù · once

More words: Everyday Things

日记rìjì · diary沙发shāfā · sofa数量shùliàng · amount数字shùzì · numeral塑料袋sùliàodài · plastic bag条件tiáojiàn · condition文章wénzhāng · article橡皮xiàngpí · rubber

FAQs

速度 (sùdù) means “speed” or “rate”. It is an HSK 4 word.
Say it sùdù: sù with a 4th tone, then dù with a 4th tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
Yes. 速度 is written the same way in Simplified and Traditional characters.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type sudu with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 速度 from the suggestions. Typing sudu into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
速度 is an HSK 4 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.

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Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.