How to Say ‘Want to be a bit faster’ in Traditional Chinese
想快一點
xiǎng kuài yī diǎn
[shyang kwai ee-dyean]
💬 Usage Tip: [形容詞 + 一點] is a very common pattern for "a bit more...": [快一點] "a bit faster," [慢一點] "a bit slower." Here [想] makes it sound like intention: "wanted to make it a bit faster."
Phrase Breakdown
想
xiǎng
[shyang]
want to; would like to
Used to express what someone wants.
我想早點到公司。
I want to arrive at the office earlier.
快一點
kuài yī diǎn
a little faster
Means to do something more quickly.
請快一點。
Please go a little faster.
Words in this phrase
快
kuài
[kwai]
fast; quick
Describes moving or doing something quickly.
今天路很順，可以快一點。
Traffic is smooth today, so we can go a bit faster.
一點
yī diǎn
[ee-dyean]
a little bit; a bit more
Makes the request softer, like 'a little'.
麻煩開快一點，我快遲到了。
Please drive a little faster; I'm almost late.
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