Chinese Word: 赶 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

赶 (Trad.: 趕)HSK 4

Pinyin: gǎn

English Definition: to overtake; to catch up with; to hurry; to rush; to try to catch (the bus etc); to drive (cattle etc) forward; to drive (sb) away; to avail oneself of (an opportunity); until

Chinese Definition:
①追，尽早或及时到达：赶超。赶集。赶先进。
②从速，快做：赶快。赶路。赶任务。
③驱逐，驱使：赶羊。驱赶。
④等到(某个时候)：赶明儿。
⑤遇到(某种情形或机会)：正赶上。

Total strokes: 10; Radical: 走

Pictophonetic: 干 indicates the sound; 走 (run) conveys the meaning.

Character Formation:

⿺ Surround from lower left
- 走 [ zǒu ] to walk, to run, to flee
- 干 [ gàn ] arid, dry; to oppose; to offend; to invade

Similar Characters: 赻

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Example Words

赶到	gǎn dào	to hurry (to some place)	HSK 4
赶紧	gǎn jǐn	hurriedly; without delay	HSK 5
赶快	gǎn kuài	at once; immediately	HSK 5
赶上	gǎn shàng	to keep up with; to catch up with; to overtake; to chance upon; in time for	HSK 4
追赶	zhuī gǎn	to pursue; to chase after; to accelerate; to catch up with; to overtake	HSK 5

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Example Sentences

1		luò 落 zài 在 hòu miàn 后面 de 的 rén 人 gǎn shàng 赶上 lái 来 le 了。 Those who lagged behind have caught up.
2		“ tā men 他们 xiǎng 想 jiāng 将 wǒ 我 cóng 从 zhè ér 这儿 gǎn 赶 chū qù 出去， ” tā 他 shuō 说。 "They want us out of here," he said.
3		huǒ chē 火车 qī diǎn sān shí 七点三十 fēn kāi 分开， wǒ men 我们 gǎn dé 赶得 jí 及 ma 吗？ The train leaves at 7:30. Can we make it?
4		nǐ 你 de 的 yì sī 意思 shì 是 shuō 说 bǎ 把 tā 他 gǎn 赶 chū 出 mèng mǎi 孟买？ You mean throw him out of Bombay?
5		yīn wèi 因为 niǎn 撵 zhe 着 gǎn 赶 zhe 着 chuàng zào 创造 le 了 yī 一 dà 大 duī 堆 xīn 新 dōng xī 东西， wǒ men 我们 zài 在 zhè 这 qí zhōng 其中 zuò 做 de 的 bú duì 不对 de 的 kě néng xìng 可能性 hěn 很 dà 大。 Because we rushed to create a lot of new stuff, we might not have done all of it quite right.

More Sentences

1		luò 落 zài 在 hòu miàn 后面 de 的 rén 人 gǎn shàng 赶上 lái 来 le 了。 Those who lagged behind have caught up.
2		“ tā men 他们 xiǎng 想 jiāng 将 wǒ 我 cóng 从 zhè ér 这儿 gǎn 赶 chū qù 出去， ” tā 他 shuō 说。 "They want us out of here," he said.
3		huǒ chē 火车 qī diǎn sān shí 七点三十 fēn kāi 分开， wǒ men 我们 gǎn dé 赶得 jí 及 ma 吗？ The train leaves at 7:30. Can we make it?
4		nǐ 你 de 的 yì sī 意思 shì 是 shuō 说 bǎ 把 tā 他 gǎn 赶 chū 出 mèng mǎi 孟买？ You mean throw him out of Bombay?
5		yīn wèi 因为 niǎn 撵 zhe 着 gǎn 赶 zhe 着 chuàng zào 创造 le 了 yī 一 dà 大 duī 堆 xīn 新 dōng xī 东西， wǒ men 我们 zài 在 zhè 这 qí zhōng 其中 zuò 做 de 的 bú duì 不对 de 的 kě néng xìng 可能性 hěn 很 dà 大。 Because we rushed to create a lot of new stuff, we might not have done all of it quite right.

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