速度 sù dù
“speed; rate; velocity”
nounHSK 4 · 2021 list level 3Measure word 个
新HSK等级2025 HSK 3.0 syllabus level
速度 appears in the November 2025 exam syllabus in the following numbered entry. Levels refer to the listed reading and use, not every meaning.
- Entry 1704: 速度 sùdù — Level 4; official annotation 4 (名). PDF page 122
Separate from the HSK 2.0 and 2021 list labels above. Compare the three lists.
用法How to use 速度
速度 is a noun meaning "speed" — how fast something moves or happens. It is usually the subject or object of a sentence, often with 快/慢 or 高/低, and appears in the pattern 以…的速度 ("at a speed of…"). Common verb partners are 提高速度 and 加快速度.
例句Example sentences
- 这辆车的速度太快了，很危险。zhè liàng chē de sù dù tài kuài le, hěn wēi xiǎn.This car's speed is too high — it's dangerous.
- 他跑步的速度比我快。tā pǎo bù de sù dù bǐ wǒ kuài.He runs faster than I do.
- 我们以每小时八十公里的速度开车。wǒ men yǐ měi xiǎo shí bā shí gōng lǐ de sù dù kāi chē.We drove at a speed of eighty kilometers per hour.
常见错误Common mistakes
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✗开车的时候不要速度太快。
✓开车的时候速度不要太快。
速度 is a noun, so it comes first as the topic and 不要 modifies the predicate 太快; a noun cannot sit between 不要 and the adjective.