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Native Script:中文汉字
Pronunciation / Transliteration: huǒsù
"接到命令后，他火速赶往现场。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
With great speed or urgency; immediately.
"She packed her bags and left post-haste for the airport."
- 1
Done with extreme speed and without delay.
"A post-haste response was demanded by the board of directors."
Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Originating in the late 16th century, the term derives from the historical practice of traveling via 'post' (stations along a route where fresh horses were kept) with 'haste', signifying maximum speed. It originally referred to postal messengers who traveled with extreme urgency to deliver dispatches, eventually broadening to mean any rapid or immediate movement.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Post-haste" is said worldwide
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à la hâte
Transliteration: a la at
"Il est parti à la hâte pour régler cette affaire."
eilends
Transliteration: aɪlɛnts
"Sie reiste eilends nach Berlin ab."
in fretta e furia
Transliteration: in fretta e furia
"Ha firmato il contratto in fretta e furia."
a toda prisa
Transliteration: a toda prisa
"Salieron a toda prisa hacia el hospital."
à pressa
Transliteration: a pressa
"Ele tratou do assunto à pressa."
तुरंत
Transliteration: turant
Script: हिंदी देवनागरी
"वह तुरंत बैठक के लिए रवाना हुआ।"
火速
Transliteration: huǒsù
Script: 中文汉字
"接到命令后，他火速赶往现场。"
급히
Transliteration: geuphi
Script: 한국어 한글
"그는 급히 사무실을 떠났다."
急ぎ足で
Transliteration: isogiashi de
Script: 日本語
"彼女は急ぎ足で駅に向かった。"
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