1 speed

2 rate

3 velocity

4 (music) tempo

5 classifier: 个 gè

1 main food

2 staple (rice and noodles)

1 to speed up

2 to expedite

1 to speed up

2 to accelerate

3 growth rate (economics)

1 fast

2 high-speed

3 rapid

1 lit. to have only nine meals in thirty days (idiom)

2 fig. (of a family) on the brink of starvation

3 in dire straits

1 lit. human beings will die for riches, just as birds will for food (idiom)

2 fig. man will do anything in his means to become rich

1 lit. speed is a crucial asset in war (idiom)

2 fig. swift and resolute (in doing sth)

1 lit. not eating for fear of choking (idiom); fig. to cut off one's nose to spite one's face

2 to avoid sth essential because of a slight risk

1 to dress before light and not eat before dark (idiom)

2 diligently attending to official matters